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Science news this week: AMOC's collapse signal, the sun's galactic migration, the world's smallest QR code and oil's dying days

March 14, 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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Can you see Earth's shadow?

Earth's shadow follows the planet as it orbits the sun. You can get a sense of its enormous, awe-inspiring size by seeing this silhouette cast on objects ranging from satellites to the moon.

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1,900-year-old double Scythian burial in Ukraine contains toxic red mineral

A double burial in Ukraine of two women from the Late Scythian culture contains a toxic red mineral, but exactly why it was used remains a mystery.

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'Interstellar messenger' 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal

The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.

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Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference — the female bonobos

A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.

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Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds

Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

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'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say

AI chatbots are seduced by misinformation that is delivered in medical jargon, leading them to give potentially dangerous advice.

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Man in Czech Republic accidentally finds Bronze Age spearhead mold in his backyard

A stone being used in the foundation of an old barn in the Czech Republic turned out to be a Bronze Age spearhead mold.

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Universe-shaking collision of black hole and neutron star could upend our understanding of monster cosmic mergers

The catastrophic collision of a black hole and a neutron star sent ripples across the universe. New analysis of those ripples could upend a major theory about how these extreme pairs form.

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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

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

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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In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures

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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Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant 'sea of light' near the cosmic dawn

A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution.

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'It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression': Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms

Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.

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'The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014': The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before

A new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees.

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Why is mercury a liquid?

Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.

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Chinese researchers develop the first semi-solid-state EV battery with a massive 620-mile range — but questions remain

Chinese researchers are working on semi-solid-state battery technology that could result in an EV range in excess of 1,000 miles.

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'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago

Ancient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

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Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

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Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it?

A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year.

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'Striking' footage captures the moment a red fox preys on a wolf pup — a behavior never seen on film before

Scientists in Italy captured a red fox entering a den as part of a project to understand wolf population dynamics in the country.

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Chewed-up orca fins on Russian beach point to cannibalism, and scientists say it may explain why some pods are so tight-knit

Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies.

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'Humans can't be considered to be separate from the environment': Award-winning scientist Meha Jain on using satellites and real world experiences to help farmers in India facing a precarious future

Agriculture in India is under threat from extreme weather events linked to climate change. We speak to Meha Jain, an associate professor of geospatial data sciences, food systems at the University of Michigan, who has spent nearly 20 years working with farmers in India to understand the threats they are…

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Mysterious 'little red dots' discovered by James Webb telescope may be the first stars in the universe on the verge of collapse

A new study suggests that "little red dots" spied by the James Webb Space Telescope could be the universe's short-lived first generation of gigantic stars, challenging an existing theory.

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Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies

A rare Japanese ant is the only species known to lack female workers and males; all of its young develop into parasitic queens that try to take over other colonies.

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