Science & Earth

A Japanese-led study used three cell types to build bioengineered hair follicle "seeds" that produced visible hair in culture and, after transplantation, integrated and cycled for 68 days in mice.

Researchers are using large language models and other AI methods for coding, data analysis and literature synthesis in climate work; teams report faster reviews and new tools such as Google's Groundsource for flash-flood prediction, while noting AI does not replace physics-based models and cannot see beyond its training data.

Researchers continuously tracked African turquoise killifish through adulthood and found that midlife behaviors—especially sleep patterns and daytime activity—predicted individual lifespan and that aging unfolded in distinct, rapid transitions separated by stable stages.

A reader links declining bird populations to climate effects and agricultural change, and cites Cornell Lab estimates that outdoor cats—both feral and owned—may kill an estimated 1.3–4 billion birds in the U.S. each year.

NASA will provide live coverage of two spacewalks beginning March 18 to prepare power channels for roll-out solar arrays; a media preview is scheduled for March 16 at Johnson Space Center.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Ontario has seen both near-record high and unusually low water levels in recent years, and officials are using gauges, satellites and models to monitor conditions and evaluate a range of future scenarios.

An adult Kemp's ridley sea turtle washed ashore in Galveston on March 7 and was taken to the Houston Zoo in critical condition; conservation partners say she is receiving veterinary care. Separately, 27 Kemp's ridley turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico after months of rehabilitation in Mississippi.

Biotech advances, shifting policy, and growing clinical evidence have brought medical cannabis into broader biomedical research, with developments such as lab-made cannabinoids, targeted therapies, AI-driven discovery, and current use in pain management and epilepsy.

Scientists confirmed that two small marsupials — the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider — are alive in New Guinea after being known only from fossils for more than 7,000 years, the Bishop Museum announced on March 5, 2026.

NASA administrator Isaacman told Fox Business he intends to return humans to the Moon and build a lunar base, and he referenced Artemis II and plans for nuclear propulsion to support future missions.

Oil has risen above $100 per barrel amid a major global supply interruption that the International Energy Agency described as the largest of its kind; the article outlines six practical approaches—from thermostat changes to comparing local oil rates and longer-term equipment or solar options—to help limit household heating expenses.

A tornado outbreak struck Lake Village, Indiana, with two residents reported killed. Local volunteers and the community center are coordinating donations, meals and limited internet access while officials assess the damage.

Endangered North Atlantic right whales were sighted east of Ocean City, Maryland, and officials have put a NOAA slow zone in effect through March 23 while reminding boaters about seasonal speed rules.

Death Valley and several Southern California desert parks have strong, concentrated wildflower displays this spring, described by rangers as the best in a decade but not a regional 'superbloom.' Low-elevation blooms are already fading in places and are expected to persist until mid to late March, with higher-elevation displays likely from April through June.

The article reports that Jared Isaacman, less than three months into his role as NASA administrator, pressed for transparency after the 2024 Boeing Starliner problems and has announced revisions to the Artemis program that remove the Lunar Gateway and aim for a 2028 lunar landing.

Death Valley is experiencing wildflower blooms after a wetter-than-normal fall and November; experts say high temperatures and strong winds could shorten the display.

A Johns Hopkins lab study found that four common psychoactive drugs and their byproducts concentrated mainly in the leaves of tomatoes, carrots and lettuce, with tomato leaves holding more than 200 times the concentration found in fruits.

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland says some popular weather apps show a rain icon for whole days and that this can cut visitor numbers by around 30%, costing its zoos up to £40,000 in a single day; it has asked the Met Office, government and app developers to discuss clearer forecast displays.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reached orbit on March 11 during the 'Stairway to Seven' mission from Vandenberg, a reclassified test flight following earlier mishaps in 2025.

In 2022 NASA's DART spacecraft struck the small asteroid Dimorphos, shortening its orbit around the larger Didymos; new analysis shows the impact and escaping debris also shifted the binary system's orbit around the sun by about 0.15 seconds and changed its orbital speed by roughly 11.7 microns per second.

A study of about 19,000 king penguins found breeding now starts roughly 19 days earlier than in 2000 and reported about a 40% rise in breeding success; researchers say the species’ long breeding season and flexible foraging help for now, but future outcomes are uncertain.

Voyager Technologies has made a multi‑million‑dollar investment in Max Space to speed development of expandable lunar habitat modules, and the companies say the work is intended to align with NASA's Artemis roadmap for a sustained presence on the moon.

NOAA data show December–February was the second-warmest winter on record for the U.S., and several Western states logged their warmest winters; Colorado recorded an exceptionally warm start to the 2025–2026 water year and low early‑February snowpack levels.

A fast-moving storm prompted a tornado warning Wednesday for parts of south‑central and central Pennsylvania, and more than 23,000 people were included in immediate shelter alerts; the National Weather Service reported radar-indicated rotation and described the storm as dangerous.

A large storm system that produced tornadoes and very large hail across the Plains and Midwest has shifted east, and multiple tornado watches are in effect across parts of the Ohio Valley, northern Gulf Coast and mid‑Atlantic through this evening.

A Rice University–led team reports a process that uses PFAS-saturated activated carbon to extract lithium from high-salinity brine, recovering lithium fluoride at 99% purity and about 82% of available yield. The researchers say the recovered lithium improved lithium‑ion cell capacity in month‑long tests.

An analysis using Walker and Avant finds intersectionality clarifies how overlapping identities and systems of oppression shape maternal health inequities, but it often overlooks reproductive autonomy; the authors recommend integrating autonomy into intersectional models and advancing methods for empirical work.

The Amarillo City Council unanimously approved a long-term lease allowing Amarillo Zoo & Sanctuary, Inc., a nonprofit formed by staff of the Wild West Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, to manage daily operations while the city retains ownership of the zoo, land and animals.

Yellowstone biologists reported spotting the first grizzly of 2026 scavenging a bull bison carcass near Yellowstone Lake, and the sighting follows the park's pattern of early-March appearances in recent years.

A Johns Hopkins-led experiment shows the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans survived simulated Martian impact pressures, with about 60% viability after pressures near 2.4 gigapascals; the study links this resilience to DNA repair systems and a crystalline membrane structure.