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GENERAL INTEREST
National Pi Day: 3.14 Things to Know About Pi This Year
NBC-CT, March 12, 2024
Pi Day is celebrated annually on March 14 because the first three numbers of the mathematical constant are 3, 1 and 4.
The Dark Side of Daylight Saving Time
Harvard Gazette, March 01, 2023
Why can an hour's time change in spring disrupt our body, sleep, and mental health?
Quest to Declare Anthropocene an Epoch Descends into Epic Row
The Guardian, March 07, 2024
Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules.
Elliptic Curve ‘Murmurations’ Found With AI Take Flight
Quanta, March 05, 2024
Mathematicians are working to fully explain unusual behaviors uncovered using artificial intelligence.
The Lost Language of Easter Island
Atlas Obscura, March 14, 2021
A wooden fish could help linguists learn more about the writing system known as rongorongo.
COSMOS
How to See the Diamond Ring Effect During a Total Solar Eclipse
Sky & Telescope, March 11, 2024
The diamond ring effect is one of the most distinctive features of a total eclipse of the Sun. It appears immediately before and after totality, the period when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon.
Conflicting Values for Hubble Constant Not Due to Measurement Error
Ars Technica, March 11, 2024
Something else is influencing the expansion rate of the Universe.
Declassified: Pentagon Breaks Silence on UFOs with Astonishing Video Collection
The Science Times, March 12, 2024
A report examining reported UFO sightings over nearly a century released by the Pentagon on Friday, February 8, found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence.
Physics Beyond Known Laws: Neutron Star Collisions Shed Light on Dark Matter Mysteries
Sci-Tech Daily, March 12, 2024
Neutron star mergers are a treasure trove for new physics signals, with implications for determining the true nature of dark matter, according to research from Washington University in St. Louis.
Mars Gravity Drives Ocean Currents on Earth
Cosmos, March 13, 2024
Geological records of deep-sea currents have revealed a connection between the orbits of Earth and Mars, which has apparently impacted on past global warming events and even ocean circulation.
INNOVATION
How to Use AI to Build Your Own Website
Lifehacker, March 11 2024
You don't have to learn HTML to get something sleek and shiny published on the web.
Culture and Conservation Thrive as Great Lakes Tribes Bring Back Native Wild Rice
Mongabay, March 04, 2024
Over the past two centuries, indiscriminate logging, dam building, mining, and industrial pollution have decimated the wild rice beds, and today climate change and irregular weather patterns threaten the species’ future.
Researchers Create Talking Throat Patch for People with Voice Disorders
STAT, March 12, 2024
The patch, written about in a paper published in Nature Communications on Tuesday, is made out of a material that converts motion into electricity. This material, developed by the UCLA team in 2021, could be a game-changer for sensors and wearables limited by their power sources.
35 Years After First Proposing the World Wide Web, What Does Its Creator, Tim Berners-Lee, Have In Mind Next?
Live Science, March 12, 2024
After seeing the balance of power shift to large corporations and big tech companies, the founder of the World Wide Web is determined to give users control over their data again.
Bioplastics: Sustainable Solution or Distraction from the Plastic Waste Crisis?
Environmental Health News, March 11, 2023
Biodegradable and plant-based plastics are booming — but still come with climate and chemical concerns.
HEALTH
Keep Waking in the Middle of the Night to Pee? Here’s Why – and What to Do About It
The Guardian, March 11, 2024
Male or female, young or old, a surprising number of us can’t make it till morning without a toilet break. Some simple changes could help
The Best Core Exercises for All Fitness Levels
Healthline, March 16, 2023
Whether you’re pushing a grocery cart or putting on shoes, you use your core to accomplish a lot of everyday activities. It also affects your balance, posture, and stability.
How and Why Does Gut Health Influence Heart Health?
Medical News Today, March 11, 2024
Lately, there has been a lot of research looking at the link between the brain and the gut. We wanted to know: Is there a similar link between the heart and the gut? Doctors agree there most certainly is, and mostly it is mediated by the health and balance of the gut microbiome.
Sensitive Teeth: Why They Hurt and How to Stop the Pain
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Several treatments are available for tooth sensitivity, depending on the underlying cause and severity of the condition.
How Plant-Based Eating Can Reduce Your Cancer Risk — and Easy Ways to Start
EveryDay Health, March 08, 2024
It’s not just a fad. Simple changes to your eating habits can reduce cancer risk and improve your quality of life.
NATURE
As Spring Shifts Earlier, Many Migrating Birds Are Struggling to Keep Up
Audubon, March 07, 2024
With the climate warming, leaves and blooms are popping out ahead of schedule. A wide-ranging new study shows why this trend is troubling for a variety of bird species.
Dog Communication: What Is Your Pet Trying to Tell You?
Earth, March 13, 2024
Ever wonder what your dog’s trying to tell you? Those barks, whines, and tail wags might be more than just cute quirks.
Got Milk? Meet the Weird Amphibian That Nurses Its Young
Nature, March 07, 2024
Some caecilians feed their young on a combination of their own skin and a nutrient-rich milk-like liquid.
Asian Elephants Bury Their Dead, New Research Suggests
Smithsonian, March 11, 2024
In India, five dead calves were found buried on their backs in irrigation ditches, with evidence that multiple herd members had participated in the burials
These May Be the Oldest Olive Trees in the World
New York Times, March 09, 2024
While the sentinel trees of Northern Lebanon may not be as old as some traditions hold, one tree might be more than 1,000 years old.
ENVIRONMENT
Leaving Crop Residues to Rot Could Be an Unexpected Boon for Climate Mitigation
Anthropocene, July 16, 2021(scroll down)
Crop residue left on the ground locked up carbon in the soil four times longer than if they were cleared away
The Livestock Industry’s Secret Weapons: Expert Academics
Inside Climate News, March 11, 2024
A new paper traces the financial ties between the livestock industry and academic research. The researchers say their job is to help the industry reduce emissions.
Radioactive Waste, Baby Bottles and Spam: the Deep Ocean Has Become a Dumping Ground
The Guardian, March 12, 2024
The ocean’s depths are not some remote alien realm, but are in fact intimately entangled with every other part of the planet. We should treat them that way.
New Study Links Microplastics to a Higher Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, and Death
Environmental Health News, March 08, 2024
Patients who had micro- and nanoplastics in their arteries were twice as likely to experience cardiac events such as heart attacks, stroke, or death compared to those who did not, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Hunting Sky Islands for Genetic Clues to Climate Resilience
Knowable, March 11, 2024
OPINION: Isolated mountaintops are hotbeds of evolutionary adaptation and great places to study how climate change affects ecosystems.
CLIMATE
United States Produces More Crude Oil Than Any Country, Ever
Clean Technica, March 11, 2024
The United States produced more crude oil than any nation at any time, according to our International Energy Statistics, for the past six years in a row.
Oil Industry Has Sought to Block State Backing for Green Tech Since 1960s
The Guardian, March 08, 2024
Research shows industry lobbying against support for solar panels and electric cars while enjoying subsidies itself.
Record Heat, Rising Sea Levels: the Stakes for the Climate Couldn’t Be Higher in 2024 Elections
Yale Climate Connections, March 05,2024
From Biden vs. Trump to an oil well referendum in California, climate change debate is all over the ballot in federal, state and local contests.
The World Is Not Moving Fast Enough on Climate Change — Social Sciences Can Help Explain Why
The Conversation, March 10, 2024
Built on decades of social science research on climate change, the fifth NCA contends with two truths that are increasingly being reckoned with in U.S. popular and academic conversations.
The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution
Scientific American, March 01, 2024 (Naomi Oreskes)
Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2.
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