by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you had to picture the villa of an important Roman official, it would probably be reasonable to expect to see mosaics and frescoes, private baths; perhaps underfloor heating. Sainte-Nitasse, a Gallo-Roman site in central France has all of these and more, indicating...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
A UK zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world’s rarest birds in what could be a breakthrough moment in saving the critically-endangered species from extinction. The trio of blue-eyed ground dove chicks were successfully hand-reared in Brazil,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reprinted with permission from World at Large. One of America’s largest bonsai tree collections recently celebrated its centennial with the largest exhibition on these miniature trees ever held. The collection includes some wonders of the artform: a Rocky Mountain...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a laboratory model of Down Syndrome, the CIRSPR gene editing technique successfully removed the duplicate chromosome that causes the condition while also augmenting cell function and fitness, and reduced biological aging. While the authors are far from even...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
For the first time in 500 years, the European beaver has been seen in Portugal, a moment that one nonprofit has called “one of the most significant steps in the aquatic rewilding of Portuguese rivers.” As GNN has reported in the case of the UK, there is no animal...
