by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
From New Zealand comes the story of a public art project in disguise—as official-looking signs with bizarre declarations. One warns that an abandoned building is “slightly haunted,” while another one cheekily announces a walking speed limit of 2.83 kmh. Another simply...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever, suggests a new study—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of slowing. Scientists are predicting that the biodiversity among some groups, such as plants, fungi, arachnids, fish, and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news. The smells of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove have different uses around the world, but when the scent...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Described by park officials as a Christmas miracle, a breeding pair of endangered takahē birds in New Zealand were found to be rearing a chick, having previously been thought of as infertile. With around 500 of these flightless birds left in the country, every chick...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
An exoplanet located 2,000 light years from Earth is so unusual it’s given astronomers the idea that it could be a totally new type of object. That’s because it’s shaped like a lemon, with a small tip just like the fruit has, and a free-floating carbon atmosphere...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Was it bad luck to name a black cat Shadow? The family cat, owned by Jeremy Barton, his wife, and their two sons, went missing while Barton was heading home from the far north of British Columbia, vanishing into the forest just like his namesake. In a provincial park...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
A woman given something like a terminal prognosis has responded with a simple request for what might be her last Christmas: a Christmas card. Clare Jones from Swansea, Wales, was told her bowel cancer was no longer responding to chemotherapy. The mother of 3, who was...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
On Friday, a Georgia fire department undertook an unusual Christmas tradition. In place of decking the halls, the men and women of the Sandy Springs Fire Department (SSFD) link up with Santa, and rappel down the walls of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to surprise...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
The small and uninhabited islet of Prickly Pear East is not what you might describe as a romantic holiday destination, but for the Lesser Antillean iguana, it has proved to be just that. Thanks to an ambitious program of cross-Caribbean matchmaking, a new population...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open, but some 20,000 years ago their ancestors lived in a cave where they used the bones of prey animals rather than soft soil. The groundbreaking discovery was made in a Caribbean cave that narrowly escaped...
