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 created a ‘mini universe’ that measures time without a clock
A 24,000-atom experiment constructs an internal clock from entropy exchange, offering a laboratory test of how time might emerge within a quantum system.
Adult brain cells reveal a surprising ability to repair damaged tissue
Adult astrocytes stretched, divided, and moved new nuclei into damaged brain regions during a temporary repair state.
Tectonic forces near Japan may have helped pull Baja California from Mexico
Tectonic forces near Japan may have helped pull Baja California from mainland Mexico, revealing how distant plate interactions can accelerate continental rifts.
Stephen Colbert’s trapdoor spider connects comedy, chromosomes and conservation
Stephen Colbert’s namesake trapdoor spider has a repeat-rich genome that offers clues to chromosome evolution and could guide California coastal conservation.