by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Older people who listen to music often slash their risk of dementia by more than a third, according to a new study. The researchers studied people over the age of 70 and found that listening to music—or playing an instrument—is linked to a reduction of up to 39% in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Four dogs rescued from a ‘squalid’ and derelict house in England are being given a new purpose—they’re being trained as police K-9s. The springer spaniels were found in April alongside dozens of other dogs crowded into a property in South Yorkshire. Newly-named Bruce,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Six new species of bats have been discovered inside the protected forests of the Philippines—just in time for Halloween. The tube-nosed bats were identified by an international research team that pointed out how the nocturnal – and slightly spooky – group of mammals...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
It was a wish that not many people would make—she wanted her wedding to be filled with kids, preferably every one of the hundreds that attend her school. The principal at Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School in New York, Brianna Lanoye, believed they were such a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Nov 1, 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 | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Simply using corn-based bioplastic, a couple of screws, fishing line, and small rubber bands, an elementary school teacher turned himself into a hero. But he didn’t have to throw on a cape and mask, he only had to switch on his 3D printer. Scott Johnson, a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Is hope just “a thing with feathers” as Dickenson wrote, or is it Aristotle’s “waking dream?” Or instead. is it “a promise we live” rather than a “promise we give” as Amanda Gorman wrote in 2021. According to new research examining the impact of hope as a positive...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
An iconic and charming shade of light blue has a surprising origin story, one that was just recognized in a worldwide poll as one of the most popular crayon colors ever made. It turns out an 8-year-old boy hatched the idea to name the color “robin’s egg blue”—not a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Having crested 30 days of government shutdown, a Portland coffee shop has stepped up to channel donations towards supporting those in need. With Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lagging, Heretic Coffee Shop, which itself operates on...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
As the global leader in offshore wind development, a Chinese turbine manufacturer has designed a two-headed behemoth that will generate 50 megawatts on its own. Blazing past renewable energy targets, the wind lobby in Beijing are serious players, unlike in Europe and...
