by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 25, 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 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
After 25 years of diligent work, an English botanic gardens is ready to face whatever reality climate change may throw at us, safe in the knowledge that a large chunk of the world’s plant diversity lies safely tucked away underground for future generations. By the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is the convent of Gravelbourg, a small town in Canada that boasts a long-time motto: “a touch of Europe on the prairie.” For over a decade this stately building—a true stunner in the middle of very little else—has been useless and vacant, but the town is...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
An English fisherman who grew indignant at the number of nylon fishing nets he saw abandoned on the wharfs of Cornwall every year has moored his boat and invented new recycling technology to turn the nets into raw plastic again. A skipper will replace his nylon...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reprinted with Permission from World at Large American ranchers are gradually entertaining the idea of using virtual fence systems—the same kind as used for dogs—to graze more cattle over more space without the cost and hassle of continuous fence upkeep. The virtual...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
A British woman recently rescued an abandoned housecat who had been living for 2 years in a derelict bathroom, and is arranging to fly the “gentle” animal back to the UK. Hobbyist animal rescuer Chiku Singh was sent a picture of the long-haired cat by a stranger and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Rather than keeping out invaders, it’s believed the curves in these ancient fortress walls helped prevent them being eroded away by sand. And look at what a good job they did: still intact after 3,500 years in the Sinai weather. Discovered during recent excavations at...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Graphene, a sort-of ‘miracle’ material derived from graphite, was adapted over a decade ago as a potentially revolutionary alternative to silicon and other minerals for the manufacturing of dozens of vital technologies. Now, after years of R&D, some of the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Veterinary immunologists have developed a vaccine for a virus that’s one of the the leading killers of elephants in captivity and in the wild. With no cure, and with a penchant for claiming the lives of elephants calves, elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV)...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
An important exercise minimum of 4,000 steps one or two days per week was just identified in a study as a benchmark to help seniors live longer. The study patients were also are less likely to develop heart disease, say study’s authors. The research, published online...
