by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
An 8-year-old Maryland girl and her dad have made history with an album that’s the musical equivalent of sunshine. Aura V. and her father, whose recording name is Fyütch, won a Grammy this month for Best Children’s Music Album for their LP Harmony. The triumph makes...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Over the past two years, the city of McKinney, Texas, has significantly improved cardiac arrest survival rates through a coordinated effort between its fire and police departments—and, now, its citizens. Two years ago, if your heart stopped in McKinney, your chances...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
A new video from the Scottish Highlands shows a wild stag walking right up to a hiker, getting so close that his breath fogged up the stunned man’s camera lens. The ‘magical’ moment was captured by Craig who journeys around Scotland in a motorhome and documents his...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Two original illustrations for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book that were lost for over a century have been discovered. The watercolors had been hanging unrecognized on the walls of a London family home for decades. The rediscovery increases the number of known...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
A spray-on powder that instantly seals life-threatening wounds could save thousands of lives, say scientists. The new substance can help prevent excessive bleeding which is the leading cause of death due to injuries in war, according to a study. The fast-acting powder...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
While other places go all-out on decorations at Christmas and Halloween, one village called Lover pretty much owns Valentine’s Day. Dubbed the world’s most romantic village, it has drawn visitors from across the UK to send Valentine’s Day cards with a special...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
On 9 January, large parts of Europe were brought to a standstill as Storm Goretti, a powerful winter cyclone with 110 mph winds, swept into the region from the south. Soon after, a beachcomber found a young loggerhead turtle washed up on the Island of Jersey near the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, 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 | Feb 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was only a few months ago that Juan Leon became the proud owner of Minnesota’s newest tow truck service. Not long after, he began to get calls about abandoned vehicles and realized there was a pattern. Whether it was parked on the side of the street or in the lot...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Feb 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
The whiskers on an elephant’s trunk are key to its “amazing” sense of touch, reveals new research. The 1,000 hairs that cover the trunk have unusual properties that highlight where contact happens along each whisker allowing the largest land animal to grab something...
