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, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover."
Mark TwainTODAY'S BRIGHTER SIDE NEWS
New Horizons images reveal signs of flowing liquid nitrogen on Pluto
New Horizons images suggest Pluto’s frozen heart may conceal pressurized reservoirs that occasionally release liquid nitrogen.
80-million-year-old snake fossil rewrites the story of snake evolution
A rare Brazilian snake fossil shows early snakes explored burrowing, land and marine lifestyles 80 million years ago.
Scientists discover how our sixth sense really works
Scientists mapped genetic signals that guide sensory neurons toward specific back, abdominal and hindlimb muscles.
Deadly poisons in wolfsbane and larkspur linked to pain relief, malaria and cancer therapy
Six enzymes let researchers rebuild the chemical pathway plants use to make atisinium, a potent diterpenoid alkaloid.