Ellie's Archives: 2000-2026




February 25 - March 20 - Mercury Retrograde

MARCH 2026
Women's History Month
March 1 - SAG Awards
March 2 - Purim
March 3 - Full Worm/Crow Moon 1° Virgo - Total Lunar Eclipse
March 3 - Holi - Hindu Spring Festival of Colors
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




Monday February 23, 2026     7:00 PM ET


Ellie's World Blog Today
Blizzard of 2026


Mars' Missing Water Mystery Takes an Unexpected Turn

Ancient Dusty Galaxies Discovered at the Edge of the Universe Rewrite Cosmic History

Changes to One of The Largest Known Stars May Signal Destruction

Why the outer solar system is filled with giant cosmic 'snowmen'

The Moon Is Still Shrinking and Scientists Just Found New Moonquake Zones

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Schrodinger's color theory finally completed after 100 years

Diamond owl swoops in with new method to keep electronics cool

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Scientists Build Tiny Light Racetracks That Could Revolutionize Sensors

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Blizzard travel bans remain in effect as five states have over 2 feet of snow

As the Planet Warms Nature's Engine Is Grinding to a Halt

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A horse's whinny turns out to be a vocal superpower. Scientists have discovered that horses produce their signature call using two completely different sound-making systems at once: they vibrate their vocal folds like we do when singing to create a low tone, while simultaneously generating a high-pitched whistle inside their larynx

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Scientists create universal nasal spray vaccine that protects against COVID, flu, and pneumonia

Simple blood test can forecast Alzheimer's years before memory loss

Autism and ADHD May Share a Hidden Brain-Gene Signature

Stanford Scientists Cure Type 1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices

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Ancient DNA Reveals Europe's Last Hunter-Gatherers Survived Thousands of Years Longer Than Expected

Archaeologists Uncover 1,000-Year-Old Gold-Filled Tomb on the Central American Isthmus

After Six Decades Underwater, A Diver Finally Locates the 66-Meter Shipwreck Lost in Storm

40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia

Over 7,000 prehistoric seal impressions uncovered in western Iran

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US citizens in parts of Mexico urged to still shelter in place as nation on edge following drug lord's killing

Who was ‘El Mencho,' the feared cartel leader killed in a military operation?




Today's Events, Birthdays and Quotes


February 23, 1983

Emily Blunt - Videos - Filmography

Marriage is certainly easier if you are open, trusting and loving.


Steven Spielberg Presents Disclosure Day - June 12, 2026




February 23, 1994

Dakota Fanning - Videos - Filmography

Dakota Fanning starred in Steven Spielberg's 2002
Miniseries Taken as Allie Keys.

Quotes from Taken

My mother always talked to me a lot about the sky. She liked to watch the clouds in the day, and the stars at night... especially the stars. We would play a game sometimes, a game called, what's beyond the sky. We would imagine darkness, or a blinding light, or something else that we didn't know how to name. But of course, that was just a game. There's nothing beyond the sky. The sky just is, and it goes on and on, and we'll play all of our games beneath it.




February 23, 1976

Kelly Macdonald - Videos - Filmography

It's not that I'm not ambitious, but I don't have a drive
to be hugely successful and be working all the time.




February 23, 1970

Niecy Nash - Videos - Filmography

When I was being honest with myself, I had to own that there was something about me that was drawing an energy in my life that left me feeling underserved and unfulfilled. I decided to grow. I decided to purge myself of anyone and anything that was not full of goodness, serving me or making me happy.




February 23, 1981

Josh Gad - Videos - Filmography

I was a product of a divorced family using humor as a weapon to combat sadness.




February 23, 1965

Michael Dell - Videos - Founder and CEO of Dell Inc.

AI will accelerate human potential, making us safer,
healthier and more successful in all human endeavors.