by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
An iconic and charming shade of light blue has a surprising origin story, one that was just recognized in a worldwide poll as one of the most popular crayon colors ever made. It turns out an 8-year-old boy hatched the idea to name the color “robin’s egg blue”—not a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Having crested 30 days of government shutdown, a Portland coffee shop has stepped up to channel donations towards supporting those in need. With Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lagging, Heretic Coffee Shop, which itself operates on...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
As the global leader in offshore wind development, a Chinese turbine manufacturer has designed a two-headed behemoth that will generate 50 megawatts on its own. Blazing past renewable energy targets, the wind lobby in Beijing are serious players, unlike in Europe and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Native species like the Endangered Palau ground dove have significantly increased in number thanks to a successful restoration campaign on Ulong Island in Palau. Working together in 2023-24, government agencies advised and assisted by the NGO Island Conservation,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
A massive, early republican-era water basin was recently uncovered in the ancient Roman town of Gabii, central Italy, that was constructed without concrete. While architectural students from around the world come to marvel at the Romans’ structures of marble, brick,...
