by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the continuing conservation success story of eliminating invasive species on tropical islands, the nation of Tuvalu has completed the eradication of invasive rats from 6 of its 124 islands. Additionally, an overwhelming population of invasive mosquitoes and “yellow...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a huge win for British water, birds, and communities, the UK environment ministry has announced a rapid phase out leading to a total ban on lead ammunition. Global health authorities agree unanimously that there is no safe level of lead exposure, and lead shotgun...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
As two women were enjoying canoeing down an Alberta River, they had no idea they would have the chance to save a life. The sun was out, the water was glistening, and the birds were singing, but the idyllic drift down the Kananaskis River was interrupted when a horse...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Hundreds of potential antibiotics have been discovered in snake and spider venom thanks to AI. A screening of global venom libraries, powered by artificial intelligence uncovered dozens of “promising” new drug candidates. AI has already been used to complete...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
An affectionate cat named Kiki never misses a day of school. Every morning, even if she’s sleeping or only half awake, the Scottish cat can sense when her housemate, 10-year-old Sonny, is getting ready for school. Then, the spotted white cat will walk with Sonny and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Walking just slightly faster helps older people stay active for longer, and stave off frailty. Taking just 14 steps per minute more than their usual pace led to “meaningful” improvements in physical well-being for seniors who were frail or at risk of becoming frail,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
A real-world trial at Virginia Tech has shown that ordinary dogs and their owners can help combat a major invasive insect species from taking hold in their communities. The spotted lanternfly, native to Asia, was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
On an upper tributary of the mighty Yangtze River, the rolling back of 100 years of industrialization has allowed room for rare fish to reach ancestral spawning grounds. The longest-river in Asia, the Yangtze is dotted with literally thousands of dams and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Eleven years of cancer research has proven fruitful for a scientist at Johns Hopkins who uncovered a new tumor-suppressive response that could lead to novel therapies targeting hard-to-treat cancers. The new study, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a sunny room in Fullerton, California, something magical is happening this summer: a group of high school girls is spending four weeks learning some new skills—not from YouTube, but from real grandmas. Every Tuesday and Thursday in July, the Golden Connections...
