by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
A math teacher recently became the top female Scrabble champion in the UK—scoring 1,000 points more than her opponents. Natalie Zolty outsmarted scrabble grandmaster Gary Oliver to claim the top spot by playing the word ‘zendiks’, which means heretics or unbelievers....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
The largest wildlife rescue organization in India has started using acupuncture to help elephants recover from chronic pain, nerve damage, and mobility issues after their years of captivity or hard labor. Their veterinary team sought training in alternative medicine...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Golfers as old as 103 have hit holes-in-one—but have you ever heard of the feat being achieved by someone with only one arm? But recently, an Irish golfer celebrated sinking his first ever hole-in-one, after learning how to play the game since an accident left him...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Being an involved grandparent is good for the brain, according to a new study which showed that caring for grandchildren may serve as a “buffer” against cognitive decline and dementia in older adults. “Many grandparents provide regular care for their...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Polar bears are in better physical health than they were 25 years ago, despite the decrease in sea ice, reveals new research. The well-being of the iconic white mammals living around the Norwegian island of Svalbard has improved in the face of climate change, likely...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 31, 2026 | 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 | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
In southeast Missouri, the nonprofit Animal Rescue Corps helped save a pregnant female dog along with 17 others from the snow and freezing temperatures that battered so much of the United States. Safe and warm at their rescue center outside Nashville, the ARC staff...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a story that proves you don’t have to be a star to find a star, astronomers are excited to train the next generation of telescopes at an Earth-like exoplanet discovered by a citizen scientist. Alexander Venner, currently studying studying at the Max Planck...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Not all diseases are caused nutrient deficiencies, but they often do come with one. A deficiency of vitamin D, for example, is found most cases of illness, from cancer to upper-respiratory tract infections to sepsis and osteoporosis. Recently, researchers at the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
As the Critically-Endangered North Atlantic right whale continues its long, slow journey back from the brink of extinction, there have been many joyful milestones worth celebrating. With the year still so young, there’s already been another: a record-number of...
