March 24, 2023 ‘Green’ burial alternatives, human composting get a hard ‘no’ from Catholic bishops The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued new guidance on Thursday, March 23, explaining why human composting and other green burial techniques are contrary to Church teaching.
March 23, 2023 New ocean could form in Africa as continent continues to split apart The split in Ethiopia, known as the East African Rift Valley, occurred in 2005, but the full development into a new ocean may not be complete for another 5 to 10 million years.
March 20, 2023 Endangered zebra sharks to be released back into oceans in first-ever international 're-wilding' effort ReShark has brought together 15 countries and 44 aquariums to raise zebra sharks in captivity and release them back into the wild. Global initiative aims to revive dwindling shark populations.
March 19, 2023 Baby zebra shark hatches from its egg — watch this amazing video! A female shark pup named Mali was caught hatching from her egg, also known as a mermaid's purse, at Misool Foundation's ReShark nursery in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Zebra sharks bred at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium in Australia produced Mali's egg.
March 17, 2023 Scientists create mice with cells from 2 males for first time By turning male mouse stem cells into female cells in a lab, scientists have created baby mice with two fathers for the first time. About 1% of the mouse embryos grew into pups.
March 14, 2023 Everything you need to know about the history of Pi Day Pi Day is beloved by the scientific community worldwide as a way to celebrate the mathematical constant and engage in fun pie-related activities. Here's what to know about March 14.
March 14, 2023 Professors are censoring themselves to protect their career. This professor says it’s destroying academia University of Alabama professor, Dr. Matthew Wielicki, said self-censorship by college professors is moving education "away from the foundations of academia."
March 9, 2023 Marymount University students launch protests after school axes majors like math, English, religious studies Students at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, are protesting the decision to end nine majors and one graduate program, including math and religious studies.
March 2, 2023 US to propose restrictions on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water after previously underestimating its risks The Environmental Protection Agency plans to propose restrictions on “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The agency previously underestimated how hazardous small amounts could be.
March 2, 2023 Seattle school district forced to do layoffs amid plummeting student enrollments Seattle Public Schools announced on Tuesday that the district is being forced to lay off employees amid financial turmoil caused by plummeting student enrollments.
