timef 03/19/2026
- Gerd Faltings of Germany Wins 2026 Abel Prize in Mathematics nytimes.com2026-03-19 19:00:05
Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.
- The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data nytimes.com2026-03-19 17:00:21
Several of the Earth’s systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say.
- As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know nytimes.com2026-03-19 13:08:25
At least 20 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the county of Kent, in southeast England.
- Ozempic Is About to Go Generic in India, China and Canada nytimes.com2026-03-19 12:00:11
In India, China and several other nations, Novo Nordisk is on the verge of losing patent protection for its blockbuster weight loss drug, opening the door for cheaper competing versions.
- FEMA Will Relaunch Climate Resiliency Grants nytimes.com2026-03-19 07:17:38
A judge ruled in December that the agency could not cancel a program that had helped states invest billions of dollars in disaster readiness.
- NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments nytimes.com2026-03-19 06:48:07
In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.
- James Barnard, a Global Force in Wastewater Treatment, Dies at 90 nytimes.com2026-03-19 05:53:41
An environmental engineer, he invented a biological method to remove nitrogen and phosphorous from wastewater, an advance that transformed the industry worldwide.
- As a Meningitis Outbreak Spreads in Kent, UK, Here’s What to Know nytimes.com2026-03-19 01:48:07
At least 20 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the county of Kent, in southeast England.
