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...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a report that examined the air quality of 100 global cities, 19 were found to have substantially improved since 2010. 9 of the 19 were in China and Hong Kong, while the rest were located in Europe, and include both large and small cities. In the US, San Francisco...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
A woman who had a DoorDash order brought to her house was shocked to see an old man on her doorbell camera. Inspired to help, she set up a GoFundMe, which raised $940,000 to allow the man to retire. It was just another weekday in Manchester, Tennessee, when Brittany...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
An American conservation NGO has helped propose and fund the creation of a vast new nature reserve along a critical corridor of biodiversity high in the Bolivian Andes. Containing over 1,300 native species, including 13 found only in Bolivia, the Serranías y Cuencas...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
The best travel stories are often those most subtle; things that only a genuinely attentive person could pick out in the strange society they pass through. Such a story comes now from Japan via the BBC, where reporter Giulia Crouch put together the tale of a unique...
