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...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
The largest and most vibrant spring wildflower bloom in a decade is taking place in Death Valley National Park after a confluence of ideal weather conditions left the bulbs and roots ready to explode. The National Park Service said that ideally-spaced annual rains and...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
As the busy holiday period wound to a close at The Standard restaurant in Toledo, the owners surprised their staff with a three-day cruise to the Bahamas. Admitting that their team of cooks, servers, and hosts were the “lifeblood” of the business, Chef Jeff Dinnebeil...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight. The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, while...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Ask anyone who lives in a rainy city and they’ll tell you that you just have to make the best of it. In Seattle, one artist did exactly that by making an eco-friendly spray material that can only be seen when it’s wet. It’s become so popular that the city government...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
GNN has reported a-plenty on animals that were last seen in the 20th century and believed extinct that were then rediscovered, but a story from the island of New Guinea now stretches that pattern to its absolute limits. Known only from fossilized bones that date back...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
A beloved Oregon waterfall that lies on private land is set to be purchased by the state after being placed on the market. Far from being a story of a rallying cry to save nature from exploitation, Abiqua Falls has been owned for decades by good stewards who “bent...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Scientists wanted to know why the iconic triceratops had such an unusually large nose compared to most species—both past and present. Their new study shows the triple-horned dinosaur had a huge nose to help control its body temperature. The team used CT scans of...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Mar 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Colleen Ferguson says her German shepherd saved her life by detecting cancer in its earliest stages—and causing her to suspect something might be wrong when the dog kept obsessively smelling her breath. For weeks, two-year-old Inca would sniff at her mouth and frown....
