by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
A man is hoping to become the first person to row solo around Great Britain—covering 2,000 miles in just 60 days in his handmade specialty boat. Angus Collins will have to battle whirlpools, North Sea wave patterns, and shipping lanes when he attempts his...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Winners of the 12th annual National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition were revealed, highlighting the best in travel photography. Open to both amateur and professional photographers from across the UK and Ireland, they submitted their best travel...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
A new study from researchers at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History demonstrated how a probiotic could save the Caribbean’s at-risk coral. The compound slowed the spread of a deadly disease which began damaging coral in Florida in 2014 and has since...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Japanese scientists were thrilled to receive significant interest from the packaging industry over their new seawater-degradable plastic. Breaking apart into nutritious compounds for ocean-borne bacteria in just 2 to 3 hours depending on the size and thickness, the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
When scientist Barbara Klump saw some cockatoos operate a water fountain in Australia, a million questions flashed through her mind. That’s understandable. How did they learn; why did they learn? Can all cockatoos do that and can they teach it? Why not just drink from...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
An invention from the UK features diamonds in the first-ever application of the gemstone in battery technology. Promising to last thousands of years, the microwatt power sources are seen as the perfect solution to devices in environments where neither changing...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
In the face of invasive Burmese pythons, even the American alligator of the Everglades is no match. But one native species isn’t willing to roll over and let the pythons take over the famous Florida ecosystem—and it has recently been proven capable of mounting a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Exercise was in the news recently for being found in an epidemiological study to reduce the risk of colon cancer. But what should be in the news is that a study published 7 years ago is going somewhat viral on the internet thanks to the profile of a popular health...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jun 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
A natural collaboration has formed between a charity that leads design projects with incarcerated women, and a furniture retailer that hires formerly-incarcerated men. The result? A beautiful end table made in a Japanese style using traditional Japanese woodworking...
