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The scent of orange blossoms is bringing the world to a spring tradition in Morocco
25 March 2024 - Orange blossoms are among Morocco's quintessential fragrances. Moroccan women are welcoming spring by collecting the waxy white blossoms in copper pots used to distill the scent that's folded into honey-laden pastries, sprinkled on mint tea, and used in religious ceremonies as an ode to paradise. (more)

See the dozens of new species this deep-sea robot just discovered
24 March 2024 - Alien-looking lobsters, sponges, urchins, sea stars and sea lilies are among the creatures deep-sea explorers found off the coast of Chile. (more)

Drone footage captures humpback whales creating stunning fibonacci spirals in water
23 March 2024 - Humpback whales are incredible creatures, particularly when you look at their diet. These marine giants only eat for half the year and during their feeding season, they sometimes participate in extraordinary behavior to meet their dietary needs. Groups of whales come together and create extraordinary patterns on the water's surface in an act known as bubble-net feeding. (more)

Scientists identify Milky Way's ancient building blocks Shakti and Shiva
22 March 2024 - Astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars -- named after the Hindu deities Shakti and Shiva -- that appear to be among the Milky Way's earliest building blocks, offering new insight into how our galaxy came together long ago. These structures, found using observations from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, may be relics of two distinct galaxies that merged roughly 12 billion years ago with the Milky Way's primordial pieces during the galaxy's infancy, the scientists said. (more)

Earliest building blocks of the Milky Way discovered near its galactic heart
21 March 2024 - Astronomers have used the Gaia space telescope to spy some of the first building blocks of the Milky Way galaxy: two ancient streams of stars named Shakti and Shiva that helped our home galaxy grow and evolve more than 12 billion years ago. ...the star streams appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged with an early version of the Milky Way between 12 billion and 13 billion years ago when the first galaxies were forming across the cosmos. (more)

Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say 'shouldn't exist'
20 March 2024 - Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British Columbia. Deep in the hostile waters off Canada's west coast, in a narrow channel surrounded by fjords, lies a coral reef that scientists believe 'shouldn't exist'. ...The discovery marks the latest in a string of instances in which Indigenous knowledge has directed researchers to areas of scientific or historic importance. (more)

Underwater robot discovers more than 100 new species in Chile
19 March 2024 - This past January and February, scientists Dr. Javier Sellanes and Dr. Erin Easton led a team of international researchers, organized through the Schmidt Ocean Institute, to a remote region of the southeast Pacific. There they began to uncover strange new worlds thought to be unlike anywhere else. With the crucial help of an underwater robot, over a hundred new species have potentially been discovered. (more)

'They're at the forefront': the women leading the way through Britain's farming crisis
17 March 2024 - Though British farming is arguably at the most precarious point in its long history -- thanks to changes caused by Brexit and food industry subsidies, lack of clear food production policies, and increased concern over environmental issues -- more women than ever are choosing a career in agriculture and, more importantly, moving into leadership roles. (more)

With green and glee, major US parades mark St. Patrick's Day -- a little early
16 March 2024 - People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick's Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events ...The holiday commemorates Ireland's patron saint and was popularized largely by Irish Catholic immigrants. Manhattan's [New York City] St. Patrick's Day Parade, which dates to 1762 -- 14 years before the U.S. Declaration of Independence -- is one of the world's largest Irish heritage festivities. (more)

From 4-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St. Patrick's Day
16 March 2024 - If it's March, and it's green, it must be St. Patrick's Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of foods and drinks are given an emerald hue. In fact, it was among Irish American communities that the day became the celebration it is, from its roots as a more solemn day with a religious observance in Ireland. (more)

Rhinos are returned to a plateau in central Kenya, decades after poachers wiped them out
15 March 2024 - Conservationists in Kenya are celebrating as rhinos were returned to a grassy plateau that hasn't seen them in decades. The successful move of 21 eastern black rhinos to a new home will give them space to breed and could help increase the population of the critically endangered animals. It was Kenya's biggest rhino relocation ever. (more)

Pi Day 2024: Why NASA uses only 16 of the 62 trillion digits of pi we know
14 March 2024 - On Pi Day (March 14), NASA reminds us why we need only a small slice of the irrational number's infinite decimal places to explain most of the known universe. Pi is an irrational number, meaning it has an infinite number of nonrepeating decimal places. But it turns out, NASA scientists need only a small slice of pi -- the first 15 decimal places -- to solve most of their math problems. And even when working out problems on the most mind-bending cosmic scales, they never need more than a few dozen extra digits. (more)

Can you solve NASA's Pi Day 2024 challenge?
14 March 2024 - Hungry for Pi? Check out NASA's Pi Day challenge and put your wits to the test solving problems just like NASA scientists and engineers. ...While there are many uses for it in different STEM jobs and fields, it's also very important for engineers and scientists at NASA to help study not just our planet but others across the solar system and even other galaxies. (more)

What's Pi Day all about? Math, science, pies and more
14 March 2024 - Math enthusiasts around the world, from college kids to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day on Thursday, which is March 14 or 3/14 -- the first three digits of an infinite number with many practical uses. ...Simply put, pi is a mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It is part of many formulas used in physics, astronomy, engineering, and other fields, dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, Babylon, and China. (more)

See Mercury at its best in the night sky this month
13 March 2024 - For those in the Northern Hemisphere, we're in the midst of a fine 'window of opportunity' for viewing Mercury in the evening sky throughout March. Currently, Mercury is visible about 45 minutes after sunset, very near to the western horizon. (more)

Dark matter might help explain how supermassive black holes can merge
10 March 2024 - Dark matter is one of science's greatest mysteries. It doesn't absorb, reflect or emit light, so we can't see it. But its presence is implied by the gravitational effects it appears to have on galaxies. Although dark matter makes up about 85 percent of the cosmos, scientists know very little about its fundamental nature. Theories abound, and research by Clemson University postdoctoral fellow Alex McDaniel provides some of the most stringent constraints on the nature of dark matter yet. (more)

NASA Pi Day challenge serves up a mathematical marvel
9 March 2024 - March 14 marks the annual celebration of the mathematical constant pi, aka the Greek letter π. Its infinite number of digits is usually rounded to 3.14, hence the date of Pi Day. ... to truly honor this wondrously useful number, a serving of mathematics is in order, too. NASA is here to help. Continuing a decade-long tradition, the Education Office at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has cooked up a set of illustrated math problems involving real-life NASA science and engineering. (more)

Nurturing nature's bounty: organic farm products in Pokhara, Nepal
9 March 2024 - Nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of the Annapurna range, Pokhara, Nepal, has become a haven for those seeking tranquility and a connection with nature. Beyond its scenic beauty, Pokhara is also gaining recognition for its thriving organic farming practices. The region's commitment to sustainable agriculture has given rise to a burgeoning market of organic farm products, drawing both locals and tourists alike. (more)

US: Cherokee Nation unveils solar-powered lighting solution in Nowata
8 March 2024 - The Cherokee Nation has taken a significant step to enhance community safety and embrace sustainable practices with the completion of a solar-powered lighting project in Nowata. Funded with $55,000 from the Cherokee Nation's American Rescue Plan Act infrastructure dollars, the initiative marks the tribe's first foray into solar-powered lighting solutions. (more)

US: In Northwest Arctic, federal grant will bring heat pumps to homes, solar energy to Alaska villages
7 March 2024 - Under a newly announced federal grant, every household in the Northwest Arctic Borough would receive a heat pump to alleviate the cost of energy, and every village in the region would have a solar energy system -- and an additional source of revenue. In late February, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded rural and remote communities across the country funds to lower energy costs and support the deployment of clean energy. ...The money will be used for all 11 villages in the Northwest Arctic region where the fuel prices are some of the highest in the nation. (more)

How solar farms benefit bees and butterflies
6 March 2024 - Field data from 15 sites in 2021 showed that pollinating insects thrived in solar parks, particularly where a variety of plants have been allowed to flourish or been planted underneath and around the panels. Perhaps a surprising finding was that solar parks set among fields where hedgerows and other habitats had been destroyed by farmers were the most beneficial for insects, providing an oasis of food and nectar unobtainable elsewhere. (more)

Lost bird rediscovered in African mountain range
5 March 2024 - For the first time in two decades, scientists have captured photos of a bird long thought extinct. It's the yellow-crested helmetshrike, or Prionops alberti, a species that the American Bird Conservancy had listed as lost. Now the bird has been found again. Scientists from the University of Texas at El Paso made the discovery during a six-week expedition to the Itombwe Massif, a mountain range in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the continent of Africa. (more)

Univ of Texas scientists capture first known photographs of tropical bird long thought lost
4 March 2024 - The yellow-crested helmetshrike is a rare bird species endemic to Africa that had been listed as 'lost' by the American Bird Conservancy when it hadn't been seen in nearly two decades. Until now. Scientists from the University of Texas at El Paso were able to locate and capture the first-ever photos of the bird during a six-week expedition through the cloud forests of a mountain range in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (more)

World Wildlife Day: Prime Minister Modi hails those supporting wildlife conservation efforts
3 March 2024 - On the occasion of World Wildlife Day on March 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded those at the forefront of sustainable practices and supporting wildlife conservation efforts. United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on March 3. Every year on this day, the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people's lives and the planet are recognized. (more)

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