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NASA’s Hubble accidentally caught a comet breaking apart in real time

In an incredibly lucky cosmic accident, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a comet breaking apart in real time—something astronomers have long tried and failed to observe. The comet, C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), wasn’t even the original target, but when researchers pivoted to it, they unknowingly caught it mid-disintegration into multiple pieces.

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Mar 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Ancient DNA reveals a farming shift that pushed a society to the brink

A new study reveals that farming in Argentina’s Uspallata Valley was adopted by local hunter-gatherers rather than introduced by outside populations. Centuries later, a stressed group of maize-heavy farmers migrated into the region, facing climate instability, disease, and declining numbers. Despite these pressures, there’s no sign of violence—instead, families stayed connected across generations, using kinship networks to survive. The research shows how cooperation, not conflict, helped communities navigate crisis.

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Mar 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Large Hadron Collider Discovers All-New Particle

Scientists have used CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to uncover what they say is an entirely new type of particle, dubbed Xi-cc-plus.

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Mar 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • futurism.com
'That's why there's 9 billion of us and not 9 billion of some other primate': Why our ability to adapt is humanity's 'superpower'

Live Science spoke with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and author of the book "Adaptable," about the science of human diversity.

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Mar 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Science news this week: Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis marble fragment resurfaces, and a pure hexagonal diamond is born

March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Mar 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Exclusive Blue Lagoon Skin Science Discount as Seen on TODAY

Shop TODAY's Adrianna Brach gets a behind-the-scenes look at the brand's innovative products.

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Mar 21 • 7:50 AM EDT • Science • today.com
The Science Behind the $19 Million Colostrum Craze: Miracle Cure or Marketing Myth?

Colostrum supplements are exploding in popularity, fueled by celebrity endorsements and loose regulation. But what does the science actually say?

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Mar 21 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • inc.com
Brain’s protective barrier stays leaky for years after playing contact sports

Damage to the blood-brain barrier is linked to immune changes and cognitive decline

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Mar 21 • 7:00 AM EDT • Sports • scientificamerican.com
Possible Habitability On Mars Pushed Back Millions Of Years, The Forgotten Apocalypse: Scientists Think Earth's First Mass Extinction Has Been Hidden In Plain Sight, And Much More This Week

All the biggest science news stories of the week.

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Mar 21 • 6:30 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com
How the US Is Squandering Its Science and Technology Advantage

The Trump administration’s cuts to research and development (R&D) and opposition to international student visas will have disastrous effects on US technological competition with China.

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Mar 21 • 3:05 AM EDT • Science • nationalinterest.org
From Project Hail Mary to Saturday Night Live UK: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Scientist Ryan Gosling is alone in deep space – or is he? – and America’s famed topical satire is given a British angle

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Mar 21 • 2:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • theguardian.com
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California Health Sciences University medical student celebrates full-circle moment on Match Day

Friday was a big day for medical students across the country. It's Match Day.

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Mar 20 • 9:30 PM EDT • Health • abc30.com
The biggest medieval march in English history never actually happened

A famous detail in the Battle of Hastings is based on a major misunderstanding.

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Mar 20 • 8:01 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
RFK Jr. Touts Food as Medicine. He Often Overstates the Science, Experts Say.

The nation's health secretary recently claimed that diet can 'cure' schizophrenia and diabetes

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Mar 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • medpagetoday.com
Scientists just found a hidden 48-dimensional world in quantum light

A routine quantum optics technique just revealed an extraordinary secret: entangled light can carry incredibly complex topological structures. Researchers found these hidden patterns reach up to 48 dimensions, offering a vast new “alphabet” for encoding quantum information. Unlike previous assumptions, this topology can emerge from a single property of light—orbital angular momentum.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
New AI tool predicts cancer spread with surprising accuracy

Researchers have discovered that cancer spread isn’t random—it follows a kind of biological “program.” By studying colon tumor cells, they identified gene patterns that signal whether a cancer is likely to metastasize. Their AI model, MangroveGS, can predict this risk with about 80% accuracy and even works across multiple cancer types. This could transform how doctors decide who needs aggressive treatment and who doesn’t.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists turn probiotic bacteria into tumor-hunting cancer killers

Scientists have engineered probiotic bacteria to act as tumor-seeking drug factories. In mice, these bacteria infiltrated tumors and produced a cancer-fighting drug right where it was needed. This targeted approach could make treatments more effective and reduce side effects. More research is needed before it can be tested in people.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Tectonic shift: Earth was already moving 3.5 billion years ago

Scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence yet that Earth’s tectonic plates were on the move 3.5 billion years ago. By analyzing magnetic fingerprints in ancient rocks, they reconstructed how parts of the planet slowly drifted and even rotated over time. This challenges long-standing ideas that early Earth may have had a rigid, unmoving surface. Instead, it suggests the planet was already dynamic—and possibly setting the stage for life—much earlier than expected.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Press Release - Girls in STEM Program from Keystone Science School

Delivered in an all-girl+ learning environment, Keystone Science School’s Girls in STEM programs encourage participation, collaboration, leadership, and confidence.

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Mar 20 • 7:45 PM EDT • Science • yellowscene.com
Data Science Use Cases: 15 Real-World Applications Transforming Enterprise Operations

Explore 15 enterprise data science applications across manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and finance — with case studies, code examples, and proven outcomes.

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Mar 20 • 7:02 PM EDT • Science • databricks.com
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Readers Write: The size of the Legislature, Markwayne Mullin, voter ID, science fiction

Expand the Minnesota House by one? Think bigger.

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Mar 20 • 7:00 PM EDT • Science • startribune.com
Human Consciousness Is an Illusion, Scientists Say

The entire universe may have an internal mind—or the whole idea of consciousness could be a sham. Here’s why scientists still can’t agree.

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Mar 20 • 5:14 PM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Political Science study reveals how Americans decide who counts as a

The term “person of color” has grown increasingly common in American public life. A new Berkeley Political Science paper, “Who Counts as a ‘Person of Color’? The Roles of Ancestry, Phenotype,

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Mar 20 • 5:09 PM EDT • Science • ls.berkeley.edu
Human Evolution May Be Undergoing a Major Shift Right Before Our Eyes

Don't blink.

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Mar 20 • 5:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Prominent scientists at UT Dallas conference share 4 tips to boost brain health

According to prominent scientists who spoke at the Level Up Conference & Tech Expo in February at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas, the brain needs...

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Mar 20 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • dallasnews.com
Baughman earns Southern Weed Science Society outstanding educator award

Todd Baughman, Ph.D., has, received the Southern Weed Science Society Outstanding Educator Award recognizing a range of education activities.

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Mar 20 • 3:47 PM EDT • Science • agrilifetoday.tamu.edu
Why cats always land on their feet, according to science

Why do cats always land on their feet? It’s one of science’s most enduring mysteries in the realm of pets.

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Mar 20 • 3:23 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Building scientists in Charlottesville: Inside the UVA Innovation Hub

The award-winning partnership between the city schools and UVA’s School of Education expands learning into the community.

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Mar 20 • 3:09 PM EDT • Science • news.virginia.edu
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How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries

Data collected by NASA's missions about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will continue to reveal insights about the comet and interstellar objects at large.

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Mar 20 • 3:06 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Charleston Waterkeeper opens Community Science Lab for researching water quality, monitoring microplastics

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WBCD) — Charleston Waterkeeper has opened a first-of-its-kind Community Science Lab, inviting residents, students, and volunteers to take a hands-on role in monitoring Lowcountry wat...

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Mar 20 • 2:13 PM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Why scientists can't get a laugh

Humor is hard to pull off in front of a cold audience, full stop.

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Mar 20 • 1:39 PM EDT • Science • techcrunch.com
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NASA Exploration, Science Inspire “Project Hail Mary” Film

Real-life space exploration and big-screen science fiction will converge on Friday. As NASA prepares to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the

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Mar 20 • 1:22 PM EDT • Science • nasa.gov
Project Hail Mary's science and friendship-driven plot makes for a great watch: review
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Mar 20 • 1:04 PM EDT • Science • cbc.ca
Radial Entertainment to Distribute Sci-Fi Feature 'Signal One'

Radial Entertainment has acquired exclusive North American distribution rights to the original sci-fi feature Signal One from Motion Pictures Exchange

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Mar 20 • 1:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • variety.com
Seattle’s biotech scene is world-class — Life Science Washington is teaching it how to brag

Despite world-class AI-biotech research, a Nobel Prize-winning protein design lab and proximity to global AI expertise, Washington's life sciences sector is still learning to tell its story.

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Mar 20 • 12:49 PM EDT • Science • geekwire.com
Rival ‘shadow’ group to RFK, Jr.’s autism science committee meets in D.C.

Autism researchers are working to counter a federal autism advisory panel that has vaccine skeptic members and, they say, a “striking absence of scientific expertise”

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Mar 20 • 12:45 PM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
New controls can stretch, blur and even reverse quantum time flow

In new research published in Physical Review X, scientists have designed quantum control protocols that generate processes more consistent with time flowing backward than forward. The protocols—techniques ...

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Mar 20 • 12:40 PM EDT • Technology • phys.org
The science behind the vernal equinox

The science behind spring and how it's looking for the nation.

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Mar 20 • 12:30 PM EDT • Science • spectrumlocalnews.com
I've been a neuroscientist for 20 years. I keep my brain strong and healthy by avoiding 6 things

UCLA professor and neuroscientist Dr. Alex Korb shares the the habits he avoids to help strengthen his brain and manage his stress.

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Mar 20 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • cnbc.com
Touch a real brain as 'BrainFest' returns to Seattle's Pacific Science Center

We all have them. But how much do you really know about the brain?!'BrainFest', which is a day filled with all sorts of brainy fun, returns to the Pacific Scien

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Mar 20 • 11:48 AM EDT • Science • komonews.com
Opinion | There’s No Judicial Climate Science Scandal

My co-writer and I didn’t commit academic misconduct in our chapter for a federal evidence manual.

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Mar 20 • 11:42 AM EDT • Science • wsj.com
Scientists Make a Major Breakthrough in Solving a Hair-Raising Mystery About Static Electricity

The findings can help explain the physics behind phenomena like volcanic lightning

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Mar 20 • 11:29 AM EDT • Science • smithsonianmag.com
How accurate is the science in Project Hail Mary?

This science-fiction movie plays with quantum physics, space travel, astrobiology and mass-to-energy conversion

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Mar 20 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
Agnes Pockels’ pioneering work was unfairly dismissed by tropes about women’s domestic roles

Agnes Pockels achievements in surface science have long been overshadowed by a popular and likely untrue story that she became interested in the subject while doing the dishes

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Mar 20 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
We're told eyewitness testimoney isn't reliable. But new science says it might be

Psychologist John Wixted says that through the course of a criminal investigation, an eyewitnesses memory can be influenced and altered. But under the right conditions, that testimony can be reliable.

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Mar 20 • 9:48 AM EDT • Science • npr.org
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High-Protein Mac & Cheese, Broccoli Chips Target Health-Conscious Diners

Packaged food is getting a makeover with options that are aligned with today’s eating habits.

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Mar 20 • 9:10 AM EDT • Health • bloomberg.com
Six avoidable factors that increase your risk of breast cancer

A healthy lifestyle without smoking, but with plenty of exercise and a healthy weight, can help avoid losing healthy years of life to breast cancer, the study led by UW scientists says.

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Mar 20 • 9:09 AM EDT • Health • seattletimes.com
Evaluating the science behind nutrition

Evidence Center director touts multidisciplinary focus for new discoveries at national food policy conference.

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Mar 20 • 9:05 AM EDT • Science • agrilifetoday.tamu.edu
New stamp honors Yellowstone’s iconic bison

Photographer Tom Murphy has documented the park's wildlife for decades. Now, one of his photos will be on a Forever Stamp.

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Mar 20 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • popsci.com
Scientists Don’t Know Exactly What a Shark Is

A new study analyzing the genomes of nearly 40 sharks found that skates and rays likely evolved from the shark body plan, and that some sharks are actually evolutionarily distinct.

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Mar 20 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
A Physicist Said Heaven Has a Literal Address. The Science World Is Reacting Just Like You’d Expect.

A former Harvard physics lecturer and science communicator has said that heaven could have a physical location. And he knows exactly where it is.

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Mar 20 • 8:30 AM EDT • Science • yahoo.com
Science center: New seats are latest stage of CineDome reno

Museum’s domed theater expected to reopen in late May.

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Mar 20 • 8:10 AM EDT • Science • orlandosentinel.com
Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West

Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

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Mar 20 • 8:10 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
Men are losing a key chromosome with age and it may be deadly

Aging men often lose the Y chromosome in a growing number of their cells—and it may be far more dangerous than once believed. This loss has been linked to heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and shorter lifespans. Researchers suspect Y-less cells may grow faster and disrupt normal body functions. What seemed like a minor genetic quirk could actually be a major driver of age-related disease.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Saint Mary’s renames science building to Mathile Science Hall

Saint Mary’s held a renaming ceremony for the College’s Science Hall, which will now be known as Mathile Science Hall.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • ndsmcobserver.com
Abramson advancing research at intersection of health, inequality and AI

Corey Abramson's research earns him a year in residence at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • news.rice.edu
MSU Museum panel teaches about AI, politics and misinformation

Speakers discuss AI and its influence in politics and elections at the MSU Museum as a part of the Department of Political Science's "Blurred Realities" series.

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Mar 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • statenews.com
Stone Science: Behind the scenes with the Rockies manager of performance science

Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, March 20, 2026

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Mar 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • purplerow.com
Cracking the human simulation code: Aaru co-founders on refining the science of prediction

Cameron Fink, Aaru co-founder and CEO, Ned Koh, Aaru co-founder and president, and John Kessler, Aaru co-founder and CTO, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the origins of the company, using AI to predict human behavior with higher accuracy and speed than traditional methods, and more.

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Mar 20 • 7:47 AM EDT • Science • cnbc.com
A clarinetist, a high school student, and some climate deniers write a science paper

With the help of AI, misinformation purveyors are up to new tricks.

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Mar 20 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • motherjones.com
Can Fungi Control the Weather? Scientists Say It’s Possible

Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds.

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Mar 20 • 6:30 AM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
The real science (and the fun fiction) behind Project Hail Mary

The author of the novel Project Hail Mary breaks down aliens, anxiety and the process of bringing his story to the screen

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Mar 20 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • scientificamerican.com
How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story

Affordable Care Act enrollment has dropped across the United States since the enhanced federal subsidies expired. But New Mexico has record numbers of people signing up.

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Mar 20 • 5:01 AM EDT • Health • nytimes.com
P.E.I. oyster grower hopes new science will help fight diseases
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Mar 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • cbc.ca
The Problem With Promoting ‘Gold Standard Science’

Opinion | Branding scientific research with a simplified label risks misleading the public and harming scientific literacy.

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Mar 20 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • undark.org
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Lesson about lichens spurs kids' curiosity

A rainy day led a science club leader to teach third-graders about lichens, sparking curiosity and learning.

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Mar 20 • 4:46 AM EDT • Science • tuscaloosanews.com
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How did these flowers evolve to survive a megadrought?

A multi-year megadrought in the Western U.S. has claimed untold populations of wild plants. Amid the conditions, some have survived. Scientists have produced a stunningly complete picture about how populations of one particular flower – the scarlet monkeyflower – made it through. In a new study published in the journal Science, a team of scientists spent decades studying and sampling select populations of scarlet monkeyflowers in California and Oregon. Through genetic sequencing, the team discovered that the populations that did best went through genetic changes in a short time period. This is known as rapid evolution. The team found that three of the populations that recovered the BEST adapted their stomata to open less, so they could conserve more water. Stomata act like a plant’s pores, managing gas exchange and water loss. This allowed the scarlet monkeyflowers to hunker down in the drought and survive. Interested in more stories about rapid evolution? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.Listen to Short Wave on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre, Rachel Carlson and Hannah Chinn. It was edited by Christopher Intagliata and Rebecca Ramirez. Aru Nair checked the facts. The audio engineers were Becky Brown and Robert Rodriguez.

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Mar 20 • 3:00 AM EDT • Science • npr.org
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A company wants to launch space mirrors. All to the head-shaking chagrin of scientists.

A sky full of mirrors

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Mar 20 • 2:00 AM EDT • Science • theweek.com
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Scientists Finally Locate the Sun’s Hidden Magnetic Engine Deep Beneath Its Surface

New observations are helping scientists peer beneath the Sun’s surface, revealing where its magnetic activity may truly begin.

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Mar 19 • 11:20 PM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com
This Infamous Radioactive 'Tomb' Is Leaking, And Experts Are Worried

"The integrity of the dome could be in jeopardy."

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Mar 19 • 10:57 PM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Dothan senior breaks 75-year barrier with international science fair qualification

Alexis Saffold earned her spot in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair by turning an everyday problem into a potential breakthrough.

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Mar 19 • 8:38 PM EDT • Science • wtvy.com
14 silly, never-before-seen images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Nature, you're hilarious.

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Mar 19 • 8:02 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
Albuquerque The Magazine Recognizes 7 UNM Health ‘Top Docs’ for 2026

UNM Health recognizes over 1,000 dedicated physicians who create advancements in medical care as they educate and develop the next generation of health care professionals and scientists. This year, UNM Health honors seven physicians recognized as 2026...

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Mar 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • hscnews.unm.edu
Scientists turn CO2 into fuel using breakthrough single-atom catalyst

Researchers have created a cutting-edge catalyst that turns CO2 into methanol more efficiently than ever before. Instead of using clumps of metal atoms, they engineered a system where each single indium atom actively drives the reaction. This dramatically reduces energy needs while making the process easier to study and optimize. The result could accelerate the shift toward cleaner fuels and sustainable chemical production.

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Mar 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Sense of belonging predicts who stays in science

New research shows that feeling connected to a scientific community may be key to reducing attrition, with professional societies positioned to strengthen belonging across disciplines.

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Mar 19 • 7:01 PM EDT • Science • news.vt.edu
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Fusion scientists face challenges in effort to produce reliable energy source

‘Special Report’ anchor Bret Baier reports on scientific research attempting to create fusion as a source of reliable energy and how artificial intelligence could help.

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Mar 19 • 6:59 PM EDT • Science • foxnews.com
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Markiplier to Microdramas: The Ankler x NAB Show’s Future of Entertainment

Share Subscribe Vegas, baby! The Ankler is heading back to NAB Show for a second year in a row — and doubling down on conversations with the smartest people in the industry. From April 18–22, we’re partnering again with the industry’s biggest media and tech gathering to break down the Business of Media and Entertainment as it’s actually evolving: faster, riskier and increasingly driven by new formats, new audiences and new power players. This curated series will bring together top creators, executives and innovators to tackle the forces reshaping the industry — from the AI disruption of Hollywood’s creative ecosystem to the rise of the creator economy, shifting audience behavior and the changing economics of production. We’ll be rolling out more programming in the coming weeks — including top speakers from leading AI studios, prediction markets and beyond — so keep an eye on the Business of Media and Entertainment hub. But first up, we’re announcing two panels about what’s actually working in Hollywood: The Scary-Smart Business of Horror A good scare has become one of the entertainment economy’s most reliable engines. With disciplined budgets, built-in fandoms and global box office upside, horror consistently outperforms. From theatrical releases to streaming-first originals and creator-driven IP, the genre is artistically flexible and financially durable — and one of the last truly communal experiences for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences. Join YouTube creator Mark Fischbach, aka Markiplier, whose independent feature Iron Lung earned more than $50 million at the global box office, Atomic Monster president Michael Clear and screenwriter Akela Cooper (M3GAN, Malignant) for a conversation moderated by Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey about why horror travels so effectively across platforms and borders, how studios and independents are building sustainable genre pipelines and why the next wave of breakout franchises may emerge from unexpected sources. Inside the Microdrama Boom Short-form serialized storytelling is having a major moment. Microdramas, social-native series and creator-led narratives are capturing massive audiences with low-cost, rapid production cycles and direct-to-fan distribution. What was once dismissed as niche or experimental is now attracting major platform investment. Moderated by Jarvey, this panel of microdrama creators and executives — including one of the format’s top stars and producers, Kasey Esser, and Dhar Mann Studios’ head of vertical content, Erin McFarlane — examines how format innovation, fandom dynamics and algorithmic discovery are reshaping the economics of scripted storytelling and what traditional studios can learn from these agile models. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Lynne@theankler.com Share

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New dispute emerges around Subnautica 2’s early access release

Lawyers for the ousted—and now partially reinstated—leadership team of Unknown Worlds, the studio behind Subnautica 2, are crying foul over news that the game will be released into early access in May. The release announcement earlier this week was made improperly, potentially “damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community,” the lawyers said in a letter sent on Tuesday to Vice Chancellor Lori Will of Delaware’s Court of Chancery. In their letter, the lawyers also floated the idea of asking Will to find Krafton in contempt of the court’s ruling. The letter was sent just one day after Will’s bombshell ruling that publisher Krafton had breached its contract with Unknown Worlds’ executive team, when it fired them last June. The new issue isn’t necessarily the May early access timeframe, but how the news was announced. The letter and Krafton’s response have not been previously reported. A quick recap of prior events: Subnautica 2 is an unreleased, underwater survival adventure and the most-wishlisted game on Steam. Last year, longtime Unknown Worlds CEO Ted Gill, along with studio co-founders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, were fired by Krafton. They swiftly sued, saying the publisher had terminated them to avoid paying out up to $250 million in potential performance-based bonuses. The studio leaders had hoped to earn that with an early access release of the game, which Krafton had blocked. The publisher argued in court that Subnautica 2 wasn’t ready, which the ousted execs disputed. On Monday, Will ruled that Krafton had violated its contract, firing the execs to avoid the performance payouts, and that it had to reinstate Gill and give him full authority over any early access release for Subnautica 2. On Tuesday, IGN reported on a new memo issued that day to Unknown Worlds staff by Steve Papoutsis, the executive Krafton had put in charge of Unknown Worlds after the 2025 firings. In the note, Papoutsis said that Subnautica 2 had passed a key development milestone “last week” and that he and Krafton had determined the game “is ready for Early Access release in May.” This news appeared to catch the lawyers for Gill, Cleveland and McGuire by surprise. On Tuesday night, they sent a letter to Will expressing “serious concerns” about whether it would be possible to forge an agreement with Krafton consistent with the judge’s order. Papoutsis’ memo was a problem, they wrote. He didn’t have the authority to declare anything about Subnautica 2’s release. As of 9am ET on Monday, March 16, the effective date of Will’s order, Papoutsis wasn’t CEO of Unknown Worlds. Gill was. And, per Will’s order, only Gill could make Subnautica 2 release decisions. They continued: Krafton self-servingly announced the launch without any regard to its impact on the game, the team, or the community—let alone this Court’s Opinion. Announcing the release of a game is momentous, and it is typically accompanied by significant marketing activity, fanfare, and community coordination. And most importantly, the announcement is carefully designed to maximize excitement for the game. That entire process was supposed to be driven by Mr. Gill. However, in defiance of the Court’s Opinion, Krafton has now taken that away, further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion among the Subnautica community. The lawyers speculated that Krafton had “intentionally leaked” Papoutsis’ memo and then issued an official statement to confirm the leak. Game File is a reader-supported publication. My reporting is only possible through support from readers like you. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe On Wednesday, lawyers for Krafton defended their client in their own letter to vice chancellor Will, saying nothing they did violated her order nor showed contempt: Papoutsis’s message was simply celebrating the UW employees’ efforts toward a past event: Krafton’s pre-Opinion determination that Subnautica 2 was ready for Early Access release. There was nothing improper about conveying the results of the milestone review or thanking the development team for their dedication and talent. They added that Gill could still make his own call about Subnautica 2’s release: In his role as CEO, Gill will be able to assess independently his views on the state of Subnautica 2 and the appropriate release schedule; nothing in Papoutsis’s message alters Gill’s authority or discretion. Vice chancellor Will has not responded to the letters and doesn’t necessarily have to. Both parties were previously ordered by Will to confer this week and submit a proposed judgment consistent with her ruling. The letter from Gill’s attorney’s this week doesn’t indicate whether he would or would not support a May release for Subnautica 2. But it could limit his options. And, if Gill’s lawyers are right, the lack of marketing fanfare around the leak of the May date could dull the launch of the game. Any harm to Subnautica 2’s launch is an extra sensitive issue given the context of the legal dispute: millions of dollars of payouts are on the line, tethered to the scale of the game’s initial performance. In her ruling on Monday, Will noted that there was obvious “bad blood” between Gill’s side and Krafton but that the two would need to work together: “They can—and must—act in good faith to navigate their remaining contractual relationship.” Item 2: A new kind of couch co-op game A highlight of GDC each year is the Alt.Ctrl showcase that features games played with extremely experimental controllers. Perusing this year’s offerings last Friday, I found a game controlled with giant scissors, another with big toothbrushes and one that amounted to dumpster diving. My favorite was Pivot, a co-op game about collectively maneuvering a couch. It was developed by students at the University of Utah’s masters of arts and engineering games program. Players lift and tilt the physical couch in order to control the position of a virtual one. That virtual one is moving through an obstacle course on-screen, while being pursued by a giant skull. Developer Nishant Verma told me at GDC that the couch is made of styrofoam (this became more evident as I watched!) and that the name was a riff on an episode of the sitcom Friends. Item 3: In brief… 🚫 Ubisoft is laying off more than 100 workers at its Red Storm studio, as the North Carolina location known for decades for its Tom Clancy games, ceases in-house game development, VGC reports. 👀 On Monday, Nvidia’s revealed its DLSS 5 AI-driven graphics technology that purports to improve game graphics… and it has been roasted about it by the media and the online gaming public for the remainder of the week. The tech changed the faces of characters in footage from Resident Evil Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC, drawing accusations of giving carefully art-directed games the generic look of AI “slop.” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had said on Monday that “DLSS 5 is the GPT moment for graphics—blending handcrafted rendering with generative AI to deliver a dramatic leap in visual realism while preserving the control artists need for creative expression.” By mid-week, Huang was telling Tom’s Hardware that the new tech’s critics were “completely wrong” because game-makers could still “fine-tune the generative AI” to suit their game’s aesthetics.

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Study Reveals a Turning Point When Your Body's Aging Accelerates

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Alien Life Could Look Nothing Like What We Expect. Here's How Microbes Beyond Earth Might Live Without Liquid Water

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability

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Recap: CCST Science & Technology Week 2026 - California Council on Science & Technology (CCST)

CCST’s 9th annual Science & Technology Week brought together policy leaders, science and technology experts, CCST champions, and our incredible network of partner institutions to discuss some of the state’s biggest challenges and opportunities

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‘Dune’ tried to warn us against AI

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Our Universe Has Hidden Dimensions, Scientist Claims—And They’re Close Enough to Touch

The true nature of reality might be lurking just beyond our senses, according to this theory.

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Credit Acceptance Appoints Steffen Schumann as Chief Business Officer

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The 45 planets most likely to host alien life, according to astronomers

'Project Hail Mary' may be fiction, but this list could still come in handy.

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Mar 19 • 4:01 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
What ‘Project Hail Mary’ gets right –– and wrong –– about astrophysics

A Northeastern University astrophysicist breaks down whether Ryan Gosling’s new sci-fi movie holds up under the microscope.

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Mar 19 • 2:06 PM EDT • Science • news.northeastern.edu
To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programs

While 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.

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Mar 19 • 2:02 PM EDT • Science • globalnews.ca
Earthquake scientists reveal how overplowing weakens soil at experimental farm

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to expose fresh earth. The method—intended to improve water and nutrient circulation—remains ...

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Mar 19 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Humans and animals have the same preference in mating calls, citizen science experiment finds

The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers, and the euphonious melodies of songbirds all evolved as signals that help individuals propagate, yet humans also find these very same ...

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Mar 19 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • phys.org
Even humans love a good mating call

Volunteers listened to animal mating calls and played a computer game—for science.

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A new study questions when people first reached South America

Data suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.

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Mar 19 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
Earth’s continental plates were moving 3.48 billion years ago

Magnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.

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Mar 19 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.

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Mar 19 • 12:24 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
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The best places to look for alien life: Scientists identify 45 Earth-like worlds to explore for a 'Project Hail Mary'

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Science explains why removing adhesive tape makes that unbearable squeaky noise

Scientists discover why adhesive tape makes that squeaking noise when peeled off: tiny shock waves produce the high-pitched sound.

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Looking for Answers Before Birth: How 2 UT Health Sciences Researchers Are Re-examining Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is often framed as a problem of habits, including what children eat, how much they move, and the environments in which they grow up.

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Scientists Are Using Tiny Pockets of Gas to Reveal the History of the Earth

A new study focuses on krypton gas in the hopes of understanding how ancient coastlines and landscapes change in Earth’s past.

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Mar 19 • 9:30 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science

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