by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
New ways to molecularly tamper with wood has led to a bulletproof, fire resistant, lightweight material that could replace steel, concrete, and carbon fiber. Appropriately dubbed “Superwood,” the applications seem to be limited only to imagination, and may hold up a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
A beached minke whale survived 6 hours on shore to make it back to the water thanks to a helping hand from the locals, according to a report from Alaska. In the town of Seldovia, on Kachemak Bay, a 15-foot minke whale was beached on the rocks at low tide, believed to...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
(Submitted by Florida woman who wished to remain anonymous.) Just before last Christmas, I found an abandoned puppy, a pitbull-mix named Lola. On my way home to turn off a crock pot at noon (the only time in 4 years that I went home at lunch), I saw Lola at the edge...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Imagine walking to the store for ice cream and running into a free opportunity to view Saturn’s rings. That’s what’s happened for thousands of lucky pedestrians, thanks to #PopScope, the urban astronomy movement. Now in its 11th year, the volunteer-run group just hit...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jul 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a thrilling twist of ecological fate, scientists have confirmed the rediscovery of a tiny gecko species once thought extinct on Rábida Island in the Galápagos. Thanks to a successful restoration and rewilding project, the discovery marks a major conservation...
