Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.
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Antarctic sea ice rebounds in 2026, nearing average after four years
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What Is Pi? (Grades 5-8)
This article is for students grades 5-8.
Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the symbol π. But it’s way more than that!
Pi is an irrational number. That means it goes on forever and it never repeats its sequence of numbers. Pi has…
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NASA Armstrong Director Brad Flick to Retire After 40 Years of Service
On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly 40-year career advancing aeronautics and flight research.
Flick began his NASA…
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Fruit Fly Brain Model Walks, Feeds Inside a Computer
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The emulation replicates 125,000 neurons and 50 million synapses to produce walking and feeding behaviors with 95% motor prediction accuracy, researchers said.
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Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities
March 9, 2026
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Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities
Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves…
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Why coordination improves after brain circuits mature: Astrocytes may be the missing link
A new study reveals that astrocytes—star-shaped support cells traditionally viewed as passive partners of neurons—play a previously underappreciated role in the maturation of coordinated movement.
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Trees Seen Emitting a Ghostly Light During a Thunderstorm For The First Time : ScienceAlert
For the first time, meteorologists have glimpsed the tiny bursts of ultraviolet light emitted by trees during thunderstorms.
Scientists have long suspected the existence of this invisible phenomenon, thought to be the result of a passing…
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From carp to crocodilians: Why deliberately introduced freshwater giants may bring hidden risks
More than 40% of extant large freshwater animals (megafauna), including carp, salmonids, crocodilians, turtles, beavers, and hippopotamuses, have been deliberately introduced outside their natural range, often for economic gain. While these alien…
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New CRISPR technique boosts mitochondrial function to treat heart failure
After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One third of patients develop heart failure as a result ⎯ a condition that impacts 6.8 million Americans and carries a high lifetime risk with 1 in 4 adults…
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Tuck and turn, or bend and twist? How falling cats land on their feet.
Why do falling cats always seem to land on their feet? Scientists have been arguing about the precise mechanism for a very long time—since at least 1700, in fact—conducting all manner…
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