by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bonobos—the closest living relatives to humans—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of humans, says a new study that challenges long-held assumptions about what makes human communication unique. The study conducted by...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
A sporty great-grandmother attends Zumba classes at age 94 three times a week—and her health has never been better. Mary Marson says her long, healthy life is down to eating organic food and joining weekly classes of Zumba—an aerobic workout featuring Latin American...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Founded on Earth Day in 2005 with a vision to work with corporations to divert their surplus furniture into the hands of communities, instead of piling up in landfills, ANEW is celebrating 20 years of environmental stewardship. Founder Rose Tourje had a bleak...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Two architecture firms teamed up to win the competition to transform the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Heerlen into a public swimming pool. Nicknamed “Holy Water”, the project gives the vacant church a new social function, while preserving the historic elements of...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
A new high-tech implant that safely triggers potent immune responses against hard-to-treat cancers has shown “promise” in fighting some of the deadliest forms of cancer—including metastatic melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors. The implantable cancer-fighting...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 19, 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 | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a mountainous region of China, workers are less than 3 months away from opening a stunning new bridge that will become the world’s tallest. Spanning the Huajiang Grand Canyon, the bridge bearing the same name will tower 2,051 feet above the level of the river...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Stunning footage from the recent flood in Tennessee show a man’s property suspended as if via a force field amid brown floodwaters. The seemingly impossible sight was down to the Humphrey brothers’ homemade levees, a tactic they have used before to ride out floods,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Breathtaking footage of a colossal squid has been collected by an undersea camera in the waters deep under Antarctica. Both the world’s largest cephalopod and largest invertebrate, a sighting of the colossal squid is one of the most sought after prizes in marine...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
From India comes the story of a remarkable man, and an even more remarkable tree. Capable of producing more than 300 different varieties of mango, it is a world-renowned horticultural accomplishment that won its grower important civilian honors and international...
