by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
20 years in the making, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to open in early 2026, providing the first new link between the US and Canada in many years. The impressive bridge with its graceful bending approaches is reminiscent of the signature ambidexterity of...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
For a pair of Maine dog owners, 2026 started with a dreadful scare after their naughty golden retriever ran out onto a frozen pond and broke through the ice. Without any means of rescuing their pooch or resisting the deathly chill of the frozen water, the owners...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
In Montana, a focus on restorative justice is reducing juvenile recidivism through a nonprofit program that engages them, rather than punishes them. The nonprofit believes that it’s actually far more challenging for juvenile offenders to look their victims in the eye...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
A driven Ontario teen is determined to end homelessness in his city, and has designed a modular tiny home system to tackle the problem. Ribal Zebian is only 18, but he’s wasted no time in finding his purpose. At 17, his passion for engineering had seen him build a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Of all the challenges Zohran Mamdani will face taking charge of the biggest city in the US, shootings isn’t one of them, as the Big Apple recorded fewer in 2025 than any year on record. “In 2025, New York City recorded 688 shooting incidents, the lowest number in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
The largest private land conservation project in America passed a milestone of rewilding the Great Plains last year. The nonprofit American Prairie recently celebrated the new year with a report that it had successfully removed the 100th mile of derelict barbed wire...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
2025 was a big year for one of Florida’s premier manatee rescue organizations. ZooTampa released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025—the highest number in its long history. The accomplishment, the zoo stated, underscores its pivotal role in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Having maintained the highest household savings rate among European countries for 10 years, German citizens have together squirreled away $11 trillion in personal wealth. This gargantuan rainy day fund was the result of a 20-21% average savings rate maintained by the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Birds-of-paradise have long dazzled us with their incredibly vibrant and varied plumage, but researchers studying the group have recently made an even more incredible discovery. Plumage on 37 of 45 birds-of-paradise species emit biofluorescence meaning molecules...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Jan 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
In parts of the Mediterranean, invasive lionfish have devastated local marine biodiversity, but an allegiance between fishermen and chefs may mean the invader has met its match. On the island of Cyprus, the strategy is now clear: if we can’t beat it, let’s eat it....
