by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
For years, a wasting disease has been turning sea stars to goo off the California coast. Scientists now finally know the cause, and are beginning to fight back. Whether it has over 20 arms like the sunflower sea star, or just 5, billions of Pacific sea stars were...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Government earthquake alert systems are now being supplemented around the world with Google accelerometer data on smartphones and smartwatches, effectively creating a Google-wide early warning system. The system has increased the number of people in earthquake risk...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
His dream was coming true. Stadium lights were shining in the nighttime Carolina sky. Fans dressed in their team’s trademark black and blue colors filled the stands. And 12-year-old Jase Garland was heading out onto the field, going into an NFL game for the Carolina...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
A tortoise that had been missing for a month after escaping her garden was found three miles away—having gone on the run at a brisk pace of 0.0041 miles per hour. The Hermann’s tortoise named Matilda managed to scale a zucchini plant to pull off her daring escape and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
After 30 years and 1,200 games, the phone call that Jen Pawol was waiting for finally arrived earlier this week. You’re going to the big leagues—and you’re going to make history. Just like that, Pawol became the first female umpire in Major League Baseball history on...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is the touching moment a rugby team carried a wheelchair-bound dad to the summit of Snowdon—helping to fulfill his lifelong dream. Members of Bangor Rugby Club helped Phil Thompson to the Welsh mountain’s 3650-foot peak earlier this month. The 66-year-old has...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Meningitis can be quickly spotted in babies with “great accuracy” thanks to a new non-invasive device developed to do the testing anywhere it’s needed. A study showed that it identified the potentially deadly infection in new-borns and infants with 94% accuracy,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Inside San Francisco’s 47-acre recycling and recovery center at the dump, where small businesses and residents can bring truckloads of cast-offs, artists have special access to a churning, ever-changing landscape where detritus from all over the city is sorted and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Blowing through a conch shell could help treat a potentially deadly snoring condition, according to new research from India. Patients who took part in the ancient practice regularly for six months experienced a significant reduction in their symptoms of obstructive...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
A tiny goat triplet shunned at birth is thriving after she was taken in by two sheepdogs. It was just one-third the typical weight of a baby goat and only five inches high at birth, compared to healthy newborns that stand roughly a foot high. While her healthy sisters...
