by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
CRISPR has been used to create a genetic therapy option for a child born in Pennsylvania with a rare metabolic disorder. Unable to convert ammonia to urea, newborn KJ was in serious risk of brain or liver damage, and had to be kept on medications and an extremely...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
A 13-year-old boy has been hailed as a hero after swimming 4 hours through rough seas to rescue his family. A family of 4 was enjoying a holiday in Australia’s southwest coast near Quindalup when strong winds blew their inflatable paddleboards out to sea. The boy was...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
By instantaneously heating electronics to 3,000°C via an electrical current, scientists have found a way to extract decent grades of precious metals without creating hazardous waste. According to their analysis, relying on e-waste for a precious metals supply could be...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over last weekend, a Kentucky farming family welcomed a new calf into a frigid world of single digit temperatures, and quickly realized it wasn’t going to last the night. So being a mother as well as a farmer, Macey Sorrell decided to bring the calf into their home...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
8 years, 4 months, and 29 days—that’s how long it’s been since the last nuclear weapon was detonated on Earth—and it’s also the longest such timespan since the nuclear age began. Since that fateful day in the sands of America’s southwest in 1945, it’s actually rather...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
The discovery of stylized handprints dating back at least 67,800 years in a limestone cave in Indonesia has broken the country’s own record for the world’s oldest-known example of rock art. It provides direct evidence that humans have been crossing the sea...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
If a physician needs to see what’s gone wrong inside a human body, it’s easy enough to order an ultrasound scan. But if the structural engineer wants to do the same in a block of concrete, his options are of limited effectiveness. The range of materials that concrete...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s being called the most significant archaeological discovery in a decade: a tomb dating back 1,400 years decorated with murals and carvings of exquisite preservation. Belonging to one of Mexico’s non-Mayan native cultures, the Zapotecs, its most striking feature is...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
The ocean dreams took hold of Taryn Smith when she was living in landlocked Nebraska, craving open-water adventures as a young adult in Omaha. Smith, who’s now 25, read an article about an all-female rowing team that set a world record in the Great Pacific Race in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
While millions of Americans hunkered down in their homes after ice storms encrusted the mid-Atlantic, two young teens got busy building community spirit—by building an igloo. They constructed their igloo in front of a house that was destroyed by a house fire a few...
