by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s always a bit of a struggle to walk through an animal shelter, past all those pairs of eyes watching you from behind bars, knowing you can’t take more than a couple home with you. At Bide Awhile Animal Shelter in Nova Scotia, there’s no such struggle—the cages are...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the dying breaths of the star at the heart of the famous Helix Nebula are exposed in wonder and radiance. Imaged many times by previous space telescopes, including Hubble and Spitzer, the Helix Nebula is loved...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
When Mr. Michel Éprinchard inherited a large empty field in Western France, he didn’t think much of it. Overgrown with weeds and childhood memories of walks along the tree line, for a long time neither he nor anyone else in his family had any interest in developing...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is the American kestrel; a sight to behold. Sporting a back that’s emblazoned with pheasant rust and bars of black, supporting wings of battleship grey tipped with white dots like a moth’s, and streaks of menacing black down its eyes, the smallest of the New...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
A pharmacy chain in Sweden has started running a trial across its locations with a simple aim: can a few minutes a day of free time help reduce loneliness? Sweden’s government recently commissioned a large social study about loneliness across its citizenry, and what...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a bid to combat overtourism in the Eternal City, the Colosseum Archaeological Park is allowing visitors to virtually access the House of Griffins, the remains of an elite mansion which though well-documented has always been closed to visitors. The House of...