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.

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take millions of years to form, but that is giving scientists ample time to glean important discoveries from one of the world’s most inhospitable regions.

Despite world-class AI-biotech research, a Nobel Prize-winning protein design lab and proximity to global AI expertise, Washington's life sciences sector is still learning to tell its story.

Hundreds of students from across the region are taking part in a science showdown at Kutztown University. They're competing in the Central Eastern Regional Science Olympiad. Teams of middle and high school students from nine counties squared off.

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Dothan City Schools is congratulating a high school senior who was accepted to a prestigious, international science and engineering fair. Dothan High senior Alexis Saffold first presented her project,