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,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
The butterfly-mad British are celebrating what seems to be a permanent return of this large and spectacular species after Dutch elm disease killed it off from the island. Unlike the small tortoiseshell butterfly, the large tortoiseshell butterfly hasn’t been a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A species of red berry native to Africa and now grown in Florida is helping cancer patients reclaim the ability to enjoy food thanks to the berry’s properties which bear a “miracle” moniker. “Miracle berry” is known as àgbáyun in its West African home. Scientifically,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
A rare, pale pink, fairy club fungus native to Italy was found during a mushroom survey in England last autumn, the first recording sighting anywhere in Great Britain. The tennis ball-sized fungus has now been confirmed through DNA testing, as there are other species...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
A female cheetah named Jwala in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has given birth to a litter of 5 cubs, the third since she arrived in the country. India’s Minister for the Environment wrote on X that the birth increases “the number of Indian-born thriving cubs has risen...
