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The full moon of March will reach its peak Friday (March 18), just two days before the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. It is, therefore, no surprise that many of the traditional names associated with the March moon have to do with springtime and the infamous storms of March. The most famous one … Read more
The full moon of March — the Worm Moon — will occur in the eastern U.S. at 3:17 a.m. on March 18, (0717 UTC) according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. In New York City the moon rises at 7:39 p.m. local time, about 33 minutes after sunset. The moon will be in the constellation Virgo. … Read more
As scientists continue to discover more about the brain and how it works, it can help to know just how much brain matter is required to perform certain functions – and to be able to make complex decisions, it turns out just 302 neurons may be required. That’s based on a new study looking … Read more
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage around the world, another disease could be on its way out. Only 14 cases of infection with Guinea worm—a parasite that causes painful skin lesions—were reported in humans in 2021. This is the lowest tally ever for an infection that, as recently as the 1980s, was found in … Read more