by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
A wild animal is acting like she’s his ‘significant otter,’ after he saved her life, and returned her back to her lake habitat. Their relationship began when Mats Janzon was on a walk in the woods near his home in Sweden. He heard a soft peeping sound and carefully...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
A recent local election in Virginia was surprising not only because of its outcome but because of its unusual civility. In Surrey County, Virginia, a 19-year-old had the courage and audacity to run against the incumbent Conservative for a seat on the Surry County...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 29, 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 | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
At the Australian Institute of Marine Science, artificial intelligence is being leveraged to help restore coral reefs after recent bleaching events. Following the autumn spawning season on the Great Barrier Reef, AIMS scientists are looking to give the corals a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Scotland comes the story of a couple who have dedicated their hearts and homes to an often helpless critter. Andy and Sharon Longhurst have helped heal and rehabilitate over 500 European hedgehogs over nearly 3 years, and though they aren’t veterinarians, they...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
A hiker in Norway discovered a one-of-a-kind wild reindeer trap that Iron age inhabitants would have used to catch their dinner en masse. Alongside the large wooden trap was a trove of hunting supplies and other artifacts, revealing a wealth of information about the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The first child in history has successfully been treated with a new genetic therapy for an ultra-rare developmental defect called Hunter syndrome. Several years in the making, Oliver Chu became the first in the world to receive the stem cell-based treatment in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scientists in Brazil are currently testing to see if the venom of an Amazonian scorpion could be used to poison breast cancer tumors. Researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) have long worked to clone and express...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil fuel use and transition almost entirely to renewable energy—by not focusing on environmental goals. The great folly of politics is believing that anything can be...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of Zach and Isabelle. Partners in life and partners in podcasting, it was 7 years ago that the two Minnesotans were partners of a distinctly less pleasant kind. At 18, Zach...
