by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
For the millions of American women and girls who will get a UTI at some point in the next few years, they may be able to treat it with the first new medication approved for the purpose in 3 decades. The new class of targeted, oral antibiotic for urinary tract...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Northern India comes the story of an entrepreneur’s efforts to clean up a historically-beautiful lakefront by turning an infestation of weeds into rich natural fertilizer. Being something along the lines of the Lake Como of India, Dal Lake in the nation’s...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
An experiment in human photoreceptors allowed scientists to recently define a new color, imperceptible by the human eye, that lies along the blue-green spectrum but is different from the two. The team, who experimented on themselves and others, hope their findings...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Passing away Monday at the age of 88 to the shock of Easter revelers, Pope Francis left behind a simple last will in testament that outlined how the pontiff hoped his earthly remains would be interred. The news of the Pope’s death broke first around Europe given the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Image from YouTube courtesy of EBRP) Famous Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has decided to lend his star power to efforts to cure a rare skin disease. Inspired to take action after a family friend’s child was born with the malady, Vedder’s work leveraging the fame...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Virginia and CBS News comes the story of an old prison complex turned into gorgeous apartments that sold out within a month of opening. The Lorton Reformatory was opened at the dawn of the 20th century during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Built with the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Here’s a lovely way to celebrate Earth Day, especially if you’re surrounded by concrete buildings or stuck in traffic. Consider tuning into KALW–91.7 FM, where the public radio station is playing the sounds of nature all day and all night—and you can listen live....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
The state-of-the-art Perseverance Mars rover has been sampling and studying the Martian geology at the fastest rate since the mission began after NASA scientists found a special area containing “all they hoped for.” Since its landing in the summer of 2021,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
From India comes the story of three teen inventors who were looking to improve rural healthcare by creating a portable fridge that needed no electricity or coolant fluids. The result of their inspiration is a small, salt-cooled fridge that needs neither a power outlet...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
After 300 hours of continuous operations, a 3 megawatt demonstration power plant in South Korea has offered a glimpse into the future of natural gas burning. Utilizing technology that offers the potential for natural gas plants to capture an additional 150,000 metric...
