by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
In cloudy old England, an architect has created his own phone app that displays which pubs are currently in the sunshine. Mo Dawod was out in London in April last year when he decided that he wanted an iced coffee in the sunshine, but there was no way to know which...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
A University of Michigan researcher stumbled upon a crucial caveat for every study of microplastics that has been scaring us for years now. Lab gloves may have skewed the data in the research. She discovered that residue from latex or nitrile gloves may be...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
You didn’t know how much you wanted to see a video of a harbor seal playing with his rubber duckie—until now. The New England Aquarium may call it an enrichment activity designed to stimulate its resident Atlantic harbor seals, but we call it adorable fun. And, soon...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
A wooden loom that survived a devastating fire 3,500 years ago has revealed key aspects of the Bronze Age textile revolution. Most of the weights as well as components made from wood and plant fibers remained remarkably intact despite the blaze that burned down a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Morty wasn’t always able to spend his days playing games – but now, he enjoys a life of luxury challenging his owner to Jenga competitions. The post Watch This Rescue Rabbit Reign as the Furry Champ of Jenga appeared first on Good News Network.
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
On March 25, an autistic bowler who recently entered the Professional Bowlers Association achieved something he’s been dreaming about for years—his first-ever 300 game. For most casual bowlers, a sanctioned perfect game is rare. For Matt Sipes, it represented so much...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tribal casinos in the US may seem a more natural fit, after hearing about new research showing that Native Americans were making dice for gaming thousands of years before anyone else in the world. Evidence revealed that the earliest known dice in human history were...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
From the Indian state of Bihar comes the story of a life-changing argi-tech application that’s giving farmers unprecedented control over the financial destiny of their crop. Called Ergos, this digital “grain account” is linked to a network of “grain banks” where...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Apr 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
In the 1990s, a pair of Japanese municipalities estimated that the landfill they shared was going to be full by 2004. Unless they did something to start reducing the size of their waste streams, the towns would have to sacrifice more precious land, or truck their...
