

Quote of the Week
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."
Franklin D. RooseveltTODAY'S BRIGHTER SIDE NEWS

Antarctic microbe has major food, cosmetic, and medical potential
A bacterium from Antarctica’s Deception Island is producing a powerful natural polymer that could revolutionize food, medicine, and sustainable materials.

4.5 billion-year-old proto-Earth fragments found in Earth’s mantle
MIT scientists find potassium isotope clues revealing ancient proto-Earth fragments deep in Earth’s mantle.

Daily dose of game-like online exercises reverse 10 years of brain aging
Ten weeks of online brain training restored key brain chemistry in older adults to levels seen 10 years younger.

JWST detects phosphine gas in the atmosphere of brown dwarf star, stunning astronomers
Astronomers using JWST have found phosphine gas in the atmosphere of the brown dwarf Wolf 1130C.