Ellie's Archives: 2000-2026




MARCH 2026
Women's History Month
March 8 - International Women's Day
March 8 - November 1 - Daylight Saving Time
March 12-18 - SXSW Music Festival
March 15 - 98th Academy Awards
March 17 - April 6 - NCAA March Madness Basketball Championship
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
March 19 - New Moon 28° Pisces
March 19 - Eid-al-Fitr - Last Day of Ramadan
March 20 - Sun in Aries
March 20 - Spring/Vernal Equinox 0 Aries
March 29 - Palm Sunday


Reading with Ellie




Wednesday March 4, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Ellie's World Blog Today
Do You Believe The World Is Ending?
The Trump Factor
2026 War With Iran


Five-Time Supernova Discovery May Solve a Century-Old Cosmic Mystery

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Scientists May Have Found the 'Holy Grail' of Quantum Computing

Physicists Finally Observe a 50-Year-Old Theory Come to Life in a 2D Crystal

Einstein Meets Quantum Mechanics - And the Results Are Surprising

A newly derived 'q-desic' equation suggests that quantum effects may subtly alter particle trajectories across the universe.

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China Builds World's First Flying Power Station Harvesting Wind Energy 6,560 Feet Above Earth

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We Finally Know What Tore a 500-Km 'Grand Canyon' Into The Atlantic Seafloor

Ancient Hot Springs Reveal How Life Survived on a Toxic Early Earth

Switzerland Just Lost 3% of Its Glacier Ice in a Year As the Alps Heat Up

Dense Saharan dust reaches Spain, France and Italy, reducing air quality and visibility

Research shows 41 US states are getting warmer, all in slightly different ways

The sea is higher than we thought and millions more are at risk, study finds

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Frequently Distracted? Blame It on This Secret Brain Rhythm

It's Not Just Your Back: Chronic Pain Rewires How the Brain Hears

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Microbes That 'Disarm' Peanut Allergy Proteins Discovered in Mouth And Gut

Universal Vaccine Blocks Viruses, Bacteria, And Allergies With a Nasal Spray

Scientists Discover New Evidence a Common Virus Helps Trigger MS

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Life Rebounded Astoundingly Fast After the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid, Study Finds

Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a 'living fossil' 275 million years ago

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The Maya engineering paradox: Masters of water, prisoners of mercury

Maize may have more importance in pre-European Michigan than previously thought

Arrowhead marks found in Central Asia could prove the existence of Homo sapiens 80,000 years ago

Charred pot residues reveal prehistoric Europeans' surprisingly complex cuisines

Claims of 'rediscovered' Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts

Stone Age woman was buried like a man, revealing flexible gender roles 7,000 years ago in Hungary

Humanity's Oldest Geometry Was Carved Into Ostrich Eggs 60,000 Years Ago

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Steve Kornacki: What Democrats' sky-high turnout in the Texas primary does - and doesn't - mean for November

Shipping slows to a crawl through Strait of Hormuz, threatening to snarl international trade




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


March 4, 1954 - January 30, 2026

Catherine O'Hara - Videos - Filmography

Catherine O'Hara Won Actor Award for 'The Studio' Posthumously and
Earns Huge Standing Ovation Sunday at SAG-AFTRA's Actor Awards




March 4, 1958

Patricia Heaton - Videos - Filmography

I've always been an independent person.




March 4, 1987

Tamzin Merchant - Videos - Filmography

Don't shop when you're hungry or in a grumpy mood.
You need to feel happy and confident to make the best decisions.




March 4, 1973

Len Wiseman Film Director - Videos - Filmography

I enjoy being behind the camera directing the action.




Tuesday March 3, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Listen to Jupiter's Powerful Auroras and Saturn's Rings in NASA's Latest Audio Experience!

NASA Announces Major Change to Plans For Putting Humans on The Moon

Asteroid Ryugu samples offer new insights into early solar system magnetism

NASA's MAVEN detects first evidence of lightning-like activity on Mars

The stars that lit up the early Milky Way

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Physicists discover long-predicted 'clock magnetism' in an atomically thin crystal

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Next-generation memory material has the surprising property of shrinking when heated

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Geologists Discover One of the World's Largest Supergiant High-Grade Gold Deposits, Worth $83 Billion

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Does sparkling water hydrate as well as regular water? Here's what the fizz can do

Rare Form of Dementia Causes Man to Fall in Love With One Sound

Medical Chatbots Are Coming. Here's What You Need to Know Before Using One.

Left-handed people may have a psychological edge in competition

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Neanderthal DNA Is Missing From Our X Chromosome. This Could Be Why.

Tiny Purgatorius fossils in Denver Basin hint at early primate spread southward

Newly excavated Maya wetland settlement shows the civilization's adaptation to changing climate

Brazilian fossil site yields smallest rhynchosaur fossil ever recorded

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Belief in the end of the world is surprisingly common across America, and it's significantly influencing how people interpret and respond to the most pressing threats facing humanity. Apocalyptic thinking isn't reserved for radical or fringe movements. These beliefs are held widely across diverse populations, and they have real consequences for how we confront global risks.

What happens if truth is lost? Philosopher explains how truth defines our humanity

Remote work opens doors for workers with poor mental health




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


March 3, 2026


Full Worm/Crow Moon 1° Virgo

Full Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse




March 3-4, 2026


Holi - Hindu Spring Festival of Colors




March 3, 1847 - August 2, 1922

Alexander Graham Bell Telephone - Videos

Mr. Watson - Come here - I want to see you.

Alexander Graham Bell Quotes 1

Alexander Graham Bell Quotes 2


My Kitchen Phone - It Works. No Money Needed

Look how far technology has taken humanity toward greater understanding of communication in a rapidly advancing scientific framework about who we are and why we are here. It was all designed to happen now in alignment with the closing moments of reality as we experience them in third dimension. What's new or existential today, becomes outdated tomorrow. ~ Ellie




March 3, 1974

Matthew Marsden - Videos - Filmography

War is as old as civilization, but I never thought I'd see the day US troops would be deployed to American cities or involved in another Middle East conflict with so many variables and unknowns.




March 3, 1982

Jessica Biel - Videos - Filmography

Even when your life is at its worst, you never know
when you'll meet the one who takes your breath away.




March 3, 1970

Julie Bowen - Videos - Filmography

As I have gotten older, I've discovered the joys of being lazy.




Monday March 2, 2026     7:00 PM ET


One Simple Trick Could Help Tardigrades Survive in Martian Dirt

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A physicist proposes that consciousness is the fundamental basis of reality, with matter and spacetime emerging from it

A slight twist between ultrathin magnetic crystals can unleash magnetic patterns far larger and stranger than anyone expected

Researchers have found a way to use light to control how microscopic particles assemble into crystals, effectively turning illumination into a tool for shaping matter.

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Scientists Create Powerful New Form of Aluminum That Could Replace Rare Earth Metals

South Africa: At 2.7 Billion Years Old, This Mountain Holds 40% of All Gold Ever Mined and Still Holds Half a Trillion Dollars

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World's Smallest QR Code Is So Tiny It's Invisible to The Human Eye

ESA Unveils Euro100 Million Funding to Integrate Satellite and Mobile Networks for Global Connectivity

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Massive asteroid impact 6.3 million years ago left giant glass field in Brazil

A major climate hope in Antarctica just melted away

Mining Exploration in Botswana Just Discovered 15 Rare Earth Metals the US Has Been Desperate For

A Mom and Her Daughter Accidentally Found the World's Largest Hidden Coral Colony off Australian Coast

Atacama surprise: The world's driest desert is teeming with hidden life

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New Ozempic-Style Pill Outperformed Oral Semaglutide in Major Trial

A tiny wireless eye implant is helping people blinded by macular degeneration read again

Scientists discover the genetic switch that keeps your organs healthy

FDA-Approved Seizure Drug May Stop Alzheimer's Before It Starts

Brain Blood Flow May Predict Alzheimer's Risk Before Memory Loss

A Migraine Is Not Just a Headache: The 4 Distinct Stages Explained

AI reveals hidden chemical changes across the Alzheimer's brain

New iron nanomaterial wipes out cancer cells without harming healthy tissue

Giant Study Reveals The Secret to Heart Health, And It's Not Low-Carb or Low-Fat

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Lady of Elche: A 2,400-year-old bust of a mysterious 'highborn' woman from pre-Roman Spain

AI cracks Roman-era board game

Ancient DNA reveals life and death of Late Bronze Age in Central Europe

- Researchers Found 24 Tracks in a Polar Region, Revealing How Dinosaurs Rocked a Frozen World 128 Million Years Ago

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Tipping keeps rising because generous people set the bar - and everyone else chases it.

Study of 30,000 Shoppers Reveals Hidden Environmental Cost of Treat Foodss

Study challenges beliefs on 'libido gap' between men and women

Use of buy-now-pay-later loans rising most rapidly among middle-aged households, UK survey finds




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


March 2, 2026


Purim

These fruit filled triangular pastries are called Hamantaschen a quintessential part of the Purim celebration - a Jewish holiday that commemorates the story of Esther and the Jews' deliverance from a plot to destroy them at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman. Enjoy Purim if celebrating.




March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991

Theodor Seuss Geisel Writer and Cartoonist - 48 children's books


Quote: Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.


There is a universal pattern to all things. If you look, you will find it.




March 2, 2026


Read Across America Day




March 2, 1981

Bryce Dallas Howard - Videos - Filmography

I've always had the perspective that roles come into
my life when I need them most to teach me lessons.




March 2, 1968

Daniel Craig - Videos - Filmography

The world is at a crossroads now.




March 2, 1977

Chris Martin Musician, Coldplay - Videos - Discography

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Believe in others.
Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams.
If you don't, who will?




March 2, 1962

Jon Bon Jovi - Videos - Filmography - Discography

Nothing is as important as passion.
No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.