by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the usually sleepy Swiss town of Mulegns, pop. 11, a dramatic white tower rises four stories into the Alpine air—the tallest 3D-printed structure on earth. One might imagine such a technological marvel to be debuted in a square in the Silicon Valley cities of San...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
For the 10% of the global population that live near an active and potentially dangerous volcano, help may be forthcoming from an unlikely source: trees. In advance of volcanic eruptions, carbon dioxide gases are released from the magma below the earth. The trees...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Yosemite National Park, the eradication of non-native American bullfrogs has led to the return of California’s only native turtle species. The northwestern pond turtle has been proposed as a threatened species according to the US Endangered Species List, and their...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, a local business sorts through thousands of donated sneakers to decide the best way to keep them out of landfills. Whether pristine or worn out, each pair will have a future either as recycled material or with a new owner who’s...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
A woman who “never liked dogs” has been walking and biking around the world with a street dog that she found neglected and covered in fleas. An Australian cattle dog, ‘Butch’ must now be among the most well-traveled dogs on the planet, having been taken in by a woman...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Pensacola comes the story of an improvised rescue that saved the life of a teenage girl who was caught in a riptide. A seizure-prone fisherman used his specialized drone to lower a life-preserver into the water, allowing her to rest and recover enough to fight...
