by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
A page from the legendary Archimedes Palimpsest, considered lost for several decades, have been identified by a French national researcher at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois. The leaf contains a passage from the treatise On the Sphere and the Cylinder, Book I,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
In just over 3 years, Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s “Bounty Project” has removed over 185,000 pounds (84 metric tons) of derelict fishing gear from the North Pacific Ocean by turning commercial fishing trips into opportunities for ocean cleanup. By pulling nets, lines,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Scientists have found that chimpanzees are attracted to crystals, seem to value them, want to keep them where they sleep, and can easily distinguish any stone that shines or glitters from others that don’t. The researchers were hoping to understand whether our own...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Everyone in life has likely gone through it at least once: losing a wallet can be stressful to say the least. So can delivering snail mail in -11°F, but that didn’t stop a Pennsylvania postal worker from doing a good deed when presented with the opportunity....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
The risk of potentially deadly heart disease can be detected from routine mammograms using AI technology, a new study demonstrated. By analyzing the build-up of calcium deposits in the arteries of the breast from standard X-ray mammography scans currently used in...
