by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
An international team of astronomers recently found not one, but two of the strangest and rarest of all cosmic objects, and in the same star system no less. Called brown dwarfs, these peculiar objects are invaluable resources for learning about the formation of stars,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
“We’re supposed to be good men,” said Officer Steven Harris. Harris was responding to a question from local news in Pittsburgh about why he would spend $113 of his own money to solve a stranger’s problem. It’s a suggestion that all of us, from cops to kids, should...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Denver Botanic Gardens recently hosted a worldwide competition to see who could stack the most weight on a water lily pad before it sank, and the results were simply extraordinary. Known as the Water Lily Weigh Off, more than 30 zoos and gardens in 9 countries...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
For some, a 4 bedroom 3 bath with a basement theater, wrap-around deck, and two-car garage is the dream. For others, housing that’s quaint, that’s economical—even portable, is the aim. The market should provide options to everybody, and for those in the latter...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
In a feel-good story that proves hard work pays off, a stranger decided to reward a young man who accidently bought his own stolen dirt bike off Facebook Marketplace. The teen, 13-year-old Noah from Kansas, had spent the entire summer mowing lawns and doing other...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
A tragedy suffered, an even greater tragedy avoided: that’s the narrative on Laura Leskovac’s mind since her daughter was seriously injured in a car crash. The greater tragedy? What would have almost certainly happened had her daughter Lindsay not had the crash...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Dutch architecture and design firm has renovated the infrastructure in a famous geopark, converting the bland and grating modernity into a nature-inspired welcome mat. Jialeshui is a well-known scenic area in the southernmost part of Taiwan, known for its remarkable...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
When combined with his patient’s grit and determination, a Denver neurosurgeon’s skills in performing a rare surgery may have allowed a man to walk his daughter down the wedding aisle against all the odds. For Russell McKeehan, that simple dream for so many fathers...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
With 30% of Poland still covered in forests, the nation’s foresters play many critical roles—soon to be aided with the world’s first goat-inspired forestry robot. The robogoat is envisioned to perform many crucial tasks that foresters are trained to do in difficult...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
In India, a 3,000-year-old technology is hitting the shelves—and flying off them—as South Asians struggle with rising summer temperatures. Terracotta’s porous surface makes it a uniquely timeless passive cooling system. As water soaks into the pores, it permits...
