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March 2026

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March 31
- Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma 'hat' in the Sahara — Earth from space
March 30
- Tudor Heart: A Renaissance gold necklace featuring a French-English pun on the love between Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon
March 29
- Hubble images taken 25 years apart show big changes in the iconic Crab Nebula —‬ Space photo of the week
- What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished?
March 28
- Why does cannabis give people 'the munchies'?
March 27
- Here's the stargazing gear you need for April 2026 — don't miss the Lyrids, two comets and the full moon
- DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real time
- Lençóis Maranhenses: Brazil's dune-filled expanse that sits at the intersection of 3 biomes
March 25
- Diagnostic dilemma: A cross tattoo on a man's neck disappeared — killing his skin as it did so
March 24
- Extreme blast of Arctic air from polar vortex paints a picturesque plume off Florida coast — Earth from space
March 23
- Urfa Man: An 11,500-year-old life-size statue of a man holding his penis
March 22
- Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the week
- Why do animals have different pupil shapes?
March 21
- Why are humans the only species with a chin?
March 20
- A gene carried by 99% of humanity raises Alzheimer's risk dramatically. Could gene therapy correct it?
March 18
- 'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats?
- 7 best deep-sky targets to observe this galaxy season
- Diagnostic dilemma: A man went to the doctor for a bad UTI and learned he had an extra kidney
March 17
- Understanding telescope magnification: A beginner’s guide to eyepieces, aperture and getting the best views
- Rainbow-colored phantom lakes emerge around Namibia's 'Great White Place' — Earth from space
March 16
- Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius: The only surviving larger-than-life-size statue of a pagan Roman emperor — a rarity that Michelangelo refurbished
March 15
- Hubble and Euclid capture the final act of a dying star — and it's glorious: Space photo of the week
- Will the Indus Valley script ever be deciphered?
March 14
- Can you see Earth's shadow?
March 13
- Sørvágsvatn: The lake that 'floats' above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusion
March 11
- The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel?
- Diagnostic dilemma: Woman born without a vagina or cervix went on to conceive a son naturally
March 10
- Gemstone-filled river and striped mountain ridge form massive 'Y' in China's revitalized desert — Earth from space
March 9
- Asante spider: A rare African sword ornament from Ghana's Gold Coast that later helped a man in Texas barter for his life
March 8
- 'Exposed Cranium' leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week
- Why aren't mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?
March 7
- Why is mercury a liquid?
March 6
- Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why.
March 4
- Diagnostic dilemma: A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth condition
March 3
- 3 rivers merge into striking half-and-half waterway in Guyana — Earth from space
March 2
- Lady of Elche: A 2,400-year-old bust of a mysterious 'highborn' woman from pre-Roman Spain
March 1
- NASA telescope spots first alien 'astrosphere' around a sun-like star: Space photo of the week
- Do you weigh more when an elevator goes up or when it comes down?
- Science history: Stephen Hawking writes a tiny paper — and turns our understanding of black holes inside out — March 1, 1974