by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Despite having her college years ahead of year, and only just obtaining the right to sign her name, a young Virginia woman has joined the ranks of American small business owners with a distinctly rustic flair. With a childhood spent browsing old-timey general stores...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
GNN often stays abreast of births among the Chester Zoo’s incredibly diverse residents of rare and endangered species, but few have ever been cuter or rarer than this Roloway monkey. Chester Zoo is one of only two places in the UK that Roloway monkeys can be found, a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
The population of one of England’s most-elusive birds is flourishing again thanks to conservation efforts in the south of the country. The nightjar, sometimes called the nighthawk, becomes active at twilight, and they’re famous for their chortling calls and fantastic...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you call 867-5309 these days, Jenny doesn’t answer, but a telemedicine professional will. After seeing the emotional toll cancer took on some of his friends, the man behind Tommy Tutone’s 1981 smash hit “867-5309/Jenny,” has teamed up with global nonprofit Cancer...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
A special gene that helps animals like the yak survive at high altitude could enable new treatments for multiple sclerosis after positive findings from a mouse model. The genetic mutation that enables yaks to live in environments with much less oxygen, and may hold...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
The state-owned energy utility Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has announced an ambitious expansion of solar energy projects totaling 1.5 gigawatts of production and storage. Armed with 30 billion Mexican pesos ($1.62 billion), CFE’s flagship project will be a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
Struck 2,100 years ago on the coast of Spain by mariners from the Fertile Crescent, a coin bizarrely made its way to the English city of Leeds where someone successfully attempted to use it as bus fare. It’s an incredible story that reminds us how history—even ancient...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
A drug to treat Parkinson’s disease can be made from waste plastic bottles using a pioneering method, a new study shows. The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic into L-DOPA, a frontline medication for the neurological disorder....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
An ambitious motoring rollout is taking place in Tunisia, where a company is trying to make a splash in the market with a pair of solar-powered EVs. Including a small delivery vehicle and a passenger car, Bako Motors is already manufacturing their models and selling...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
These days, when scientists announce they’ve discovered a new species of animal, it’s usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod. But check out this Varanus umbra, a never-before-described species of rock monitor, and he’s a real lookah’ Dr. Stephen Zozaya, a...
