by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 1986, Ohio’s Department of Natural Resources began reintroducing North American river otters to the rivers, creeks, and shorelines of the Great Lakes ecosystem. 40 years later, these adorable apex predators have recolonized much of their former aquatic acreage in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
A boy who threw a message in a bottle into the Bahamian seas was stunned when it was found on a beach in Portugal exactly one year later. Amy Bisterzo and her 10-year-old son Lorenzo live in the archipelago’s town of Fort Old Bay, and on February 10th of last year,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
The European hedgehog can hear sounds at higher frequencies than is possible for humans, dogs, and cats, a potential breakthrough finding in protecting these animals from becoming roadkill. There must be only a handful of critters cuter than the hedgehog, yet...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
The first baseball park that Jackie Robinson ever played ball on is about to enjoy the fruits of a $30 million renovation that will bring it into the 21st century while maintaining its historic charm. Though he made his fame with the Dodgers, the first diamond...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
A page from the legendary Archimedes Palimpsest, considered lost for several decades, have been identified by a French national researcher at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Blois. The leaf contains a passage from the treatise On the Sphere and the Cylinder, Book I,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
In just over 3 years, Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s “Bounty Project” has removed over 185,000 pounds (84 metric tons) of derelict fishing gear from the North Pacific Ocean by turning commercial fishing trips into opportunities for ocean cleanup. By pulling nets, lines,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Scientists have found that chimpanzees are attracted to crystals, seem to value them, want to keep them where they sleep, and can easily distinguish any stone that shines or glitters from others that don’t. The researchers were hoping to understand whether our own...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Everyone in life has likely gone through it at least once: losing a wallet can be stressful to say the least. So can delivering snail mail in -11°F, but that didn’t stop a Pennsylvania postal worker from doing a good deed when presented with the opportunity....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
The risk of potentially deadly heart disease can be detected from routine mammograms using AI technology, a new study demonstrated. By analyzing the build-up of calcium deposits in the arteries of the breast from standard X-ray mammography scans currently used in...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A University of Houston scientist is helping reveal the world’s weakest bridges—and how to fix them before it’s too late. In a study of 744 bridges across the globe, an international team found that by combining radar and satellite imaging into risk calculations,...
