by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Maine, ownership of 4 large dams has been transferred to The Nature Conservancy in a sale it hopes will return the river they operate on into prime habitat for salmon for the first time in a century. Operated by Brookfield Renewables, the dams along the lower...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
A new form of wind energy is under development that promises more consistent power and lower deployment costs by adapting the design of a dirigible, or zeppelin. Suspended 1,000 feet up where the wind is always blowing, it presents as an ideal energy source for rural...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Huge news broke recently when a country with more intact forests than any other on Earth decided that 90% of all forest cover would be preserved by law. Made in New York in advance of a UN summit that will see the party members to the Framework Conference on Climate...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
When the sales and payment software went down at a Wichita taco restaurant, the staff were anxious, and the line for the register, long. Tensions were high, and when the Shear family finally got through the out-the-door-wrap-around line, they were told that Tacos TJ...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s invisible, it’s lethal, and it’s been with us for decades, but carbon monoxide poisoning can now be fought with the first-ever antidote that rapidly removes the toxic molecule from the bloodstream. Carbon monoxide or CO, poisoning accounts for 50,000 emergency...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
A runaway tortoise was saved after it wandered onto a busy railway line in South East England. The pet named Mr T was spotted clambering onto the train tracks at Bicester North Station in Oxfordshire. Passengers raised the alarm with the railway staff who rescued the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Francine’s tenure might be as long as any hardware store employee in Virginia—because this white, speckled stray cat wandered into the Lowe’s near Richmond in 2017, and has been a mainstay of the branch ever since. “She’s the first stop for probably 75 percent of our...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
GNN has reported previously on how versatile bamboo is for construction and craft, so it maybe shouldn’t be a surprise that researchers in China have found a way to turn this miracle plant into plastic. While many biodegradable materials have already been developed...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
One of the big problems with measuring progress in averting accidents is that you’re looking for nothing—because nothing happened. But determined to show how nothing is a big something indeed, Vox’s Bryan Walsh set out to measure America’s progress in preventing fires...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Incorporating machine learning, MIT engineers have developed a way to 3D print alloys that are much stronger. The new printable metal can withstand high temperatures and is five times stronger than traditionally manufactured aluminum. It’s made from a mix of aluminum...
