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*13 March – Scientists report that ''[[Archaeopteryx]]'', a [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] [[feathered dinosaur]], was likely capable of [[Bird flight|flight]], but in a manner substantially different from that of [[Birds|modern birds]].<ref name="NAT-20180313">{{cite journal |author=Voeten, Dennis F.A.E. |display-authors=etal |title=Wing bone geometry reveals active flight in Archaeopteryx |date=13 March 2018 |journal=[[Nature Communications]] |volume=9 |page=923 |number=923 |doi=10.1038/s41467-018-03296-8 |pmid=29535376 |pmc=5849612 |bibcode=2018NatCo...9..923V }}</ref><ref name="WP-20180313">{{cite news |last=Guarino |first=Ben |title=This feathery dinosaur probably flew, but not like any bird you know |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/13/this-feathery-dinosaur-probably-flew-but-not-like-any-bird-you-know/ |date=13 March 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=13 March 2018 }}</ref>

*15 March

**[[Intel]] reports that it will redesign its [[CPU]]s (performance losses to be determined) to help protect against the [[Meltdown (security vulnerability)|Meltdown]] and [[Spectre (security vulnerability)|Spectre]] security vulnerabilities (especially, Meltdown and Spectre-V2, but not Spectre-V1), and expects to release the newly redesigned processors later in 2018.<ref name="TVRG-20180315">{{cite news |last=Warren |first=Tom |title=Intel processors are being redesigned to protect against Spectre – New hardware coming later this year |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/15/17123610/intel-new-processors-protection-spectre-vulnerability |date=15 March 2018 |work=[[The Verge]] |access-date=20 March 2018 }}</ref><ref name="CNET-20180315">{{cite news |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |title=Intel will block Spectre attacks with new chips this year – Cascade Lake processors for servers, coming this year, will fight back against a new class of vulnerabilities, says CEO Brian Krzanich. |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/intel-blocks-spectre-attacks-with-new-server-chips-this-year/ |date=15 March 2018 |work=[[CNET]] |access-date=20 March 2018 }}</ref><ref name="AT-20180315">{{cite web| last = Smith| first = Ryan| title = Intel Publishes Spectre & Meltdown Hardware Plans: Fixed Gear Later This Year |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/12533/intel-spectre-meltdown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315143244/https://www.anandtech.com/show/12533/intel-spectre-meltdown |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 15, 2018 |date=15 March 2018 | website=[[AnandTech]] |access-date=20 March 2018 }}</ref><ref name="TC-20180315">{{cite web |last=Coldewey |first=Devin |title=Intel announces hardware fixes for Spectre and Meltdown on upcoming chips |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/15/intel-announces-hardware-fixes-for-spectre-and-meltdown-on-upcoming-chips/ |date=15 March 2018 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |access-date=28 March 2018 }}</ref>

**Researchers at the Gladstone Institutes report a new [[cell therapy|cellular therapy]] in the journal ''[[Neuron (journal)|Neuron]]'' which shows promise in combating the effects of [[Alzheimer's disease]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Palop |first1=Jorge |last2=Losa |first2=Magdalena |last3=Tracy |first3=Tara |last4=Ma |first4=Keran |last5=Verret |first5=Laure |last6=Perez |first6=Alexandra |last7=Khan |first7=Abdullah |last8=Cobos |first8=Inma |last9=Ho |first9=Kaitlyn |last10=Gan |first10=Li |last11=Mucke |first11=Lennart |last12=Dolado |first12=Manuel |date=15 March 2018 |title=Nav1.1-Overexpressing Interneuron Transplants Restore Brain Rhythms and Cognition in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease |url= |journal=Neuron |volume=98 |issue=1 |pages=75–89.e5 |doi=10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.029 |pmid=29551491 |pmc=5886814 |hdl=10261/165766 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gladstone.org/about-us/news/cell-therapy-could-improve-brain-functions-impaired-alzheimer-s-disease|title=Cell Therapy Could Improve Brain Functions Impaired by Alzheimer's Disease|publisher=Gladstone Institutes|date=15 March 2018|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>

*19 March – [[Uber]] suspends all of its [[self-driving cars]] worldwide after a woman is killed by one of the vehicles in Arizona. This is the first recorded fatality using a fully automated version of the technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/610572/a-self-driving-uber-has-killed-a-pedestrian-in-arizona/|title=A self-driving Uber has killed a pedestrian in Arizona|publisher=Technology Review|date=19 March 2018|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>