by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Wisconsin residents called in by the dozen: “there’s a bear in my yard,” they said. But wildlife authorities were taken aback at the next detail, “it has a jar on its head!” The Winnie the Pooh wannabe was a 2-year-old female black bear who had obviously followed her...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
For 10 million worldwide patients with Parkinson’s disease, news out of Japan that a large pharmaceutical corporation is seeking approval for a new stem cell-based treatment should be hugely encouraging. Following a successful clinical trial in which seniors between...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Adrift amongst a sea of wheat on an English farm, 4 extremely rare birds have successfully fledged, and are almost ready to strike out on their own. The successfully raised chicks are Montagu’s harriers, England’s rarest breeding bird, and the news the young ones were...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
That little beep of a metal detector can often mean nothing but trash, but every once and a while, it can lead to fame, fortune, and even “happy tears.” Laura Emanuel from southern New Jersey was on the beach enjoying the sun over Cape May when, after taking off her...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Helsinki has completed a full 12 months without a single traffic fatality. The success is being attributed to a multi-faceted approach by city and residents that involves lower speed limits, public transport improvements, and better street planning. In the 1980s, the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Englishman James Ketchell is looking to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe on land, in the air, and at sea as he sets off in a sailboat from a harbor in Hampshire. 30,000 miles and 9 months now await Ketchell, who is undertaking the voyage alone. The...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
The idea that American health insurance companies are using AI to analyze and adjudicate claims for approval or denial sounds terrifying, but one North Carolinian is using AI to fight back. When Raleigh resident Neal Shah had a claim denied for his wife’s chemotherapy...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Two cities in the Netherlands are mounting tiny staircases on the sides of their canals to help cats escape if they fall in the water. Between the capital of Amsterdam and a smaller city called Amersfoort, there could be over 500 tiny staircases along the canals by...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
A deceased man’s goliath list of every book he ever read is inspiring readers young and old alike after it was turned into a popular website. Passing away at the age of 92 on July 1st of this year, former Marine and social worker Dan Pelzer had for years committed...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Caribbean island’s beloved “blue dragons” have come roaring back from the brink thanks to diligent conservation efforts. Green iguanas are the most common species of their kind, though they can sometimes turn red, and several other mottled shades of tan, brown, and...
