Spring Equinox Friday: Exact Time The Seasons Change

Spring begins Friday, March 20, at the exact moment of the vernal equinox. Here’s the precise time it happens and what it means for longer, brighter days ahead.

Bull Sharks Have Friends? New Study Reveals Their Hidden Social Lives

A long-term study in Fiji shows they form preferred social relationships, avoid certain individuals, and change how social they are as they age.

ChatGPT did not cure a dog’s cancer
ChatGPT did not cure a dog’s cancer

When an Australian tech entrepreneur with no background in biology or medicine said ChatGPT helped save his dog from cancer, the story spread with the kind of validation Big Tech has long craved: proof that AI will revolutionize medicine and take on one of its deadliest diseases. The reality, as usual, is more complicated. The […]

Why The CDC’s Vaccine Committee Won’t Meet This Week

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Roche’s big AI drug development bet, an E. coli outbreak in raw milk cheddar, R1 Therapeutics’ $78 million raise, and more.

3 ‘Bad’ Habits That Signal Emotional Intelligence, By A Psychologist

What many people label as habitual overthinking often reflects a deeper psychological skill: the ability to analyze emotions, social cues and consequences with care.

The Wild Can Be A ‘Death Trap’ For Some Rescued Wildlife Species

A new study highlights how small poorly known mammals could be a newly-released rescued animal’s worst enemy.

A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

Northern Lights Alert Upgraded: 20 States Could See Aurora Wednesday

The northern lights may be seen in northern U.S. states and Canada on Wednesday, March 18, through Thursday, March 19, after NOAA issued a G2-G3 geomagnetic storm watch.

Inspiring Volunteer Helps Senior Dogs By Editing Videos With Her Eyes

Annie Wilson learned to edit videos of adoptable dogs with her eyes because of her deep love for senior dogs at Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, California.

When Does Ramadan End? Watch Venus With ‘Eid Moon’ On The Equinox

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will come to an end this week with Eid-ul-Fitr 2026 and a beautiful conjunction of a “Shawwal Moon” crescent moon and Venus.