by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s something make-believe, almost Pokémon-like in a new species of bacteria found living on a mud flat in Oregon—a species which is basically like electric wiring, and which could inspire a revolution in bioelectronic interfaces. A type of “cable” bacteria, the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s an old saying that if goods are crossing borders, generally soldiers don’t, a saying that new research has shown to be true even in the case of the warlike Aztecs in central Mexico. A new study sheds light on the economic networks, rituals and political...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The existence and consumption of coffee has many advantages in human society, but perhaps the lesser reported advantage is what it can offer the environment. There is arguably no other monocrop so capable of thriving in an intact, natural ecosystem, and in Ethiopia,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
A perfect conjunction of timing and weather has seen Britain’s longest wisteria vine explode into a colorful cascade of periwinkle blue, violet, and mauve. The breathtaking bush at Wickham Place Farm in Witham, Essex, reaches 240 feet along a giant garden wall and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Tunisian entrepreneur has found a way to turn the thousands of tons of olive waste left over from making oil into fuel, reducing deforestation and carbon emissions. Negotiating a fraught business environment, he found a way to start a flourishing enterprise called...
