by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
One day, a book will be written about the 21st century, and the topic will be how the denizens in the world’s largest cities cleaned up the rivers which flow through them. Whether that’s the Yangtze, the Seine, the Mersey, or the Chicago River, humans have well nigh...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
When we think of technological advances, writes Javier Blas at Bloomberg, we tend towards picturing faster internet, smarter devices, AI, driverless cars, and phone-controlled household appliances. But humanity continues to make advancements with even the most...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last year, a historic drought in the lowlands of the Amazon Basin saw hundreds of thousands of acres go up in flames. This year, the combination of more careful local communities and healthy rains have meant that the amount of tropical rainforest burned by wildfires...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a sweet story reminiscent of the Velveteen Rabbit, a young boy’s favorite stuffed animal is sleeping soundly again in the arms of his owner following a harrowing few days of separation. The Kay family was returning home from a ski holiday when they parked at a rest...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role in Alzheimer’s disease. Midkine is known to accumulate in Alzheimer’s patients, but rather than accelerate the disease, it seems...
