Paganism
Iceland's pagans enjoy dramatic rise bbc
National Statistics Bureau figures show that followers of the Asatru Association still lag far behind the established Lutheran Church, which accounts for 237,938 or almost 70% of the population and has remained stable for decades. But the total of Icelanders who revere Odin, Thor and the Goddess Freyja has leapt 50% since 2014 to 3,583, with more than twice as many male as female faithful...
Society
Judge Grants Oregon Resident the Right to Be Genderless nbcnews
The Multnomah County Court granted Patch a "General Judgment of Name and Sex Change" on March 10. In the same judgment, Patch was also allowed to change names, becoming mononymous — meaning only having one name instead of a given name and a surname.
End of the World
Arctic Norway Boasts Another 'Doomsday Depository' sputniknews
In the World Arctic Archive, documents and data will remain safe even if original archives are destroyed by natural disasters, wars or cyberattacks. Alongside Norway's own Song og Fjordane County Council, representatives of Brazil's and Mexico's National Archives will be the first to save copies of their files deep inside the new "doomsday vault," Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reported.
Space
SpaceX Test-Fires Used Rocket Ahead of Historic Thursday Launch space
Today (March 27), the company test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket whose first stage launched the robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station last April. If all goes according to plan, the two-stage booster will loft the SES-10 communications satellite Thursday (March 30), in the first-ever orbital mission employing a used rocket.
Thursday's mission won't mark the first time a used rocket has ever reached space. Blue Origin, the company run by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, launched the same New Shepard rocket on five different test flights from November 2015 to October 2016. But all of those missions went to suborbital, not orbital, space.
Research
Scientists turn mammalian cells into complex biocomputers sciencemag.org
Computer hardware is getting a softer side. A research team has come up with a way of genetically engineering the DNA of mammalian cells to carry out complex computations, in effect turning the cells into biocomputers. The group hasn’t put those modified cells to work in useful ways yet, but down the road researchers hope the new programming techniques will help improve everything from cancer therapy to on-demand tissues that can replace worn-out body parts.
North Korea
North Korea Has Carried Out Another Rocket Engine Test, U.S. Officials Say time
The latest test follows one earlier this month, and is another sign of Pyongyang's advancing weapons program. It comes amid mounting U.S. concerns about additional missile and nuclear tests , potentially in the near future.
Brexit
Article 50: May signs letter that will trigger Brexit bbc
Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it will be delivered to European Council president Donald Tusk on Wednesday. In a statement in the Commons parliament.uk, the prime minister will then tell MPs this marks "the moment for the country to come together".
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