by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They’re often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues in forensic cases. A team of scientists learned that firsthand in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now, with the UK’s Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025 was the ‘Year of the Octopus.’ These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Drought is affecting the Great Hungarian Plain like never before, but a team of concerned citizens have hatched a clever plan to address it in the short term. It’s arguable what the Eastern European country is more famous for, its grasslands and horse heritage, or its...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Kicking off the new calendar this month is a tasty opportunity to see Jupiter and its four largest moons with the naked eye. On January 10th, generally across the US time zones, Jupiter will crest the eastern horizon at sundown and continue to climb until midnight...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
An exoskeleton for the entire arm has been invented and designed in Norway to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms. It detects and then amplifies tiny movements through the arm and shoulder, and the developers hope to launch it as a fully commercial...
