Quote of the Week
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do."
Mark TwainTODAY'S BRIGHTER SIDE NEWS
Scientists discover the world’s first fully marine amphibian living 237 million years ago
Two 237-million-year-old fossils suggest Gerrothorax maritimus lived entirely at sea, with armor and gills offering clues to its unusual marine adaptation.
Venus or volcanic Io? Lava planet TOI-561 b’s reflective mineral clouds puzzle astronomers
Webb observations suggest TOI-561 b has a reflective atmosphere, with mineral clouds offering a possible explanation for this lava planet’s cooler dayside.
Jumping spiders show REM-like sleep, but do they dream?
Australian jumping spiders show REM-like movements and recover after disrupted sleep, offering new clues to how sleep evolved across different nervous systems.
Major breakthrough reveals how cells create their cilia
Scientists identify SP5 and SP8 as key genetic switches that trigger primary cilia formation and may help explain ciliopathies.