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Vernal equinox 2026: When is the first day of spring? By - Jamie Carter - published - 10 March 26 - The first day of spring 2026 in the Northern Hemisphere arrives with the equinox on March 20. Here's when and why the seasons change.

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1,300-pound spacecraft will crash to Earth today following intense solar activity, NASA warns - By - Patrick Pester - published - 10 March 26 - NASA's Van Allen Probe A is falling to Earth much sooner than expected, though the spacecraft's reentry poses a low risk to humans.

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Pre-Inca culture acquired Amazonian parrots from hundreds of miles away to use their feathers to decorate the dead, new analysis reveals - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 10 March 26 - Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers.

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Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's disease - By - RJ Mackenzie, RJ Mackenzie - published - 10 March 26 - In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years.

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Falling meteorite smashes hole in roof of German house after spectacular 'fireball' explosion over Europe - By - Harry Baker - published - 10 March 26 - A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ball-size hole through the building's roof.

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Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes - By - Lyndie Chiou - published - 9 March 26 - A new paper makes the strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics.

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2,000-year-old Phoenician coin was used as bus fare in England, but 'how it got there will always be a mystery' By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 9 March 26 - The ancient coin was probably minted in what is now Spain in the first century B.C., but no one knows why it was used to pay a 1950s transport fare.

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In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures - By - Kamal Nahas - published - 9 March 26 - Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small human study suggests.

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California's wildfire season is shifting, with more blazes after the traditional high-risk window, study finds - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 9 March 26 - New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.

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World's smallest QR code can store data for thousands of years ‪-‬ but you need an electron microscope to see it - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 9 March 26 - Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam.

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Cannibal orcas identified near Russia, two 'extinct' marsupials found, humans do cranial modification, China's oracle bones reveal climate disaster, and a barefoot volcanologist - By - Ben Turner - published - 7 March 26 - Science news this week - March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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