by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Geologists recently unearthed the vertebrae of a giant prehistoric marine lizard during fieldwork. Measuring a full 7 inches across, an extrapolation of that size would place the animal among the largest ever to swim in the prehistoric precursor to the Gulf of Mexico....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Dutch robot with neither hardware nor software can nevertheless reach incredible speeds with its soft legs powered only by air and simple physics. Able to walk, hop, and swim without the aid of electronics or AI, its top speed will see it cross a distance equal to...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s something make-believe, almost Pokémon-like in a new species of bacteria found living on a mud flat in Oregon—a species which is basically like electric wiring, and which could inspire a revolution in bioelectronic interfaces. A type of “cable” bacteria, the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s an old saying that if goods are crossing borders, generally soldiers don’t, a saying that new research has shown to be true even in the case of the warlike Aztecs in central Mexico. A new study sheds light on the economic networks, rituals and political...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The existence and consumption of coffee has many advantages in human society, but perhaps the lesser reported advantage is what it can offer the environment. There is arguably no other monocrop so capable of thriving in an intact, natural ecosystem, and in Ethiopia,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
A perfect conjunction of timing and weather has seen Britain’s longest wisteria vine explode into a colorful cascade of periwinkle blue, violet, and mauve. The breathtaking bush at Wickham Place Farm in Witham, Essex, reaches 240 feet along a giant garden wall and...
