by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The largest and most vibrant spring wildflower bloom in a decade is taking place in Death Valley National Park after a confluence of ideal weather conditions left the bulbs and roots ready to explode. The National Park Service said that ideally-spaced annual rains and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
As the busy holiday period wound to a close at The Standard restaurant in Toledo, the owners surprised their staff with a three-day cruise to the Bahamas. Admitting that their team of cooks, servers, and hosts were the “lifeblood” of the business, Chef Jeff Dinnebeil...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight. The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, while...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ask anyone who lives in a rainy city and they’ll tell you that you just have to make the best of it. In Seattle, one artist did exactly that by making an eco-friendly spray material that can only be seen when it’s wet. It’s become so popular that the city government...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
GNN has reported a-plenty on animals that were last seen in the 20th century and believed extinct that were then rediscovered, but a story from the island of New Guinea now stretches that pattern to its absolute limits. Known only from fossilized bones that date back...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
A beloved Oregon waterfall that lies on private land is set to be purchased by the state after being placed on the market. Far from being a story of a rallying cry to save nature from exploitation, Abiqua Falls has been owned for decades by good stewards who “bent...
