by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Pennsylvania comes the story of a man who had to make the difficult decision to put down his dog, but who couldn’t believe the sendoff he received from the local Texas Roadhouse. Receiving a to-go order with the note “last meal for our dog,” the staff made sure...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
A former social worker in Canada is enjoying his retirement in a very similar way to how he enjoyed his long career: by listening to people. Likening it to being the “stranger on the airplane” in the seat next to you, Paul Jenkinson is currently on a cross-Canada tour...
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...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Tunisian entrepreneur has found a way to turn the thousands of tons of olive waste left over from making oil into fuel, reducing deforestation and carbon emissions. Negotiating a fraught business environment, he found a way to start a flourishing enterprise called...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | May 17, 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...
