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
Literature can inspire us to forgive, Ohio State researchers find
A study of 1,563 participants finds that revealing a character’s private remorse can encourage forgiveness, with tentative connections to real-life grudges.
Scientists find a walnut-sized area of the brain has a giant role in memory
Recordings from 112 epilepsy patients link specific amygdala neurons to later image recognition, suggesting a broader role for this brain region in memory.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains planet-building materials from worlds beyond Neptune
Webb observations reveal unusual dusty ice around interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, hinting that planetary systems may share similar forms of icy building blocks.
Beyond Neptune: 8,291 objects and new discoveries
With 8,291 TNOs in JPL’s catalog, recent discoveries and new telescope technology are revealing more of the solar system’s distant, largely unseen population.