March is here and spring has sprung! In the News this month: how Oxfordshire became the hottest place on Earth; a weird wonder of evolution; are we living in a computer simulation? Why those plastic items in your dishwasher never dry properly; find out how much a neutrino weighs; and why its good to tickle a rat. There's also some poetry for March by Henry Longfellow; and why we should "Beware the ides of March."