by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
A couple who started IVF last Christmas Day has given birth to a baby boy after 11 years of trying to conceive. Helen Delgard was warned she may never be able to conceive naturally with her husband Stephane, but following a January surprise, they’re getting to...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Spanish town devastated by wildfires in spring has seen its luck turn with a hundred-million-dollar windfall from a national lottery program. Left with 120,000 acres of scorched woodland and 8,000 displaced residents, La Bañeza, in the region of Castilla y León, was...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
A group of Australian biologists have discovered that a giant snail species considered extinct hasn’t gone the way of the dodo. They undertook one of the largest captive snail breeding and reintroduction efforts in Australian, and perhaps world history. Campbell’s...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Dec 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Atlanta, what began as an emergency helping hand to the community has been extended to a Christmas giveaway, where 100 families received free meals, gifts, and more. The Santa’s Workshop event held on Monday surprised dozens of Midtown Atlanta families with new...
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...
