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
A 1-megaton nuclear blast could prevent 97% of a city-killer asteroid from hitting Earth
A 1-megaton blast damaged nearly an entire simulated asteroid, but researchers could not follow the fragments long enough to know their fate.
New form of ice can freeze at room temperature, study finds
Rapidly squeezed water can take several routes into ice, including a newly identified crystal with 152 molecules per repeating unit.
New study reveals what people really think about generative AI
More than 230,000 Reddit posts reveal how usefulness, accuracy and personal experience shape confidence in generative AI.
Extreme X-rays from a magnetar exposes that empty space may not be empty
Exceptionally polarized X-rays from 1E 1547.0−5408 could provide a rare test of a 90-year-old quantum prediction.