by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
A woman whose new prosthetic leg was swept out to sea is “over the moon” after she found it 10 months later, it having been swept right back to the beach where she lost it. Last April, 69-year-old Brenda Ogden lost her custom-made titanium blade-style prosthesis...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
While all eyes and ears are on the Winter Olympic games in Milano-Cortina, last summer’s games drew only eyes. At the 2025 Summer Deaflympics, Tokyo event organizers splashed on some cutting-edge technology to help the crowds get closer than ever to the action....
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
A woman some 8-months pregnant has a total stranger to thank for her life, and that of her baby. When she was driving down I-95 in Martin County, Shedly Appolon remembered feeling dizzy. It was her 29th birthday; she was probably in a good mood, but biology and fate...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
In January, India recorded a mini-outbreak of the Nipah virus, an often lethal disease spread by contact between humans and animals. There was little that could be done for the victims, as no specialized treatment for Nipah virus exists other than normal supportive...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—may have the driver of behind the prosperity of the most influential pre‑Incan societies. In ancient Andean cultures, fertilizer was power, said archaeologist Dr. Jacob Bongers, whose...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A good neighbor in Illinois has been hailed as a hero for using a sledgehammer to batter down the door of a burning building to rescue a wheelchair-bound woman inside. Reported by various local media affiliates, the rescue occurred on Tuesday, February 3rd, after a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A lost work by the most famous female artist of the Renaissance has surfaced at a North Carolina estate. The story of how Portrait of a Canon Regular was found begins in 1920 when it was photographed in black and white—before vanishing from all knowledge. 104 years...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
A cat shelter in Green Bay has opened its doors to anyone seeking shelter from the Siberian temperatures pummeling the Midwest this week. Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary typically takes in felines in need of special assistance and care for blindness or other disabilities,...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
This beautiful amphibian is being reintroduced to wetlands around Australia’s capital of Canberra after suffering a population collapse due to chytrid fungus. Called the green and golden bell frog, these animals were bred in captivity and will be released in groups of...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
A study looking at how transcendental meditation affects genetic expression found that this popular form of mediation suppressed the activation of genes associated with stress responses. Okay, no surprise there—mediation is a calming, relaxing activity. However, the...
