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
Century-old myth about the Tasmanian tiger may have been dangerously wrong
A new skull analysis challenges the century-old image of the extinct Tasmanian tiger as an Australian version of a wolf.
Air conditioning cuts heat-related deaths by more than half, but its protection has limits
AC prevents more than 5,000 heat-related deaths a year in the U.S., but extreme heat can still push mortality risks higher.
Every breath you take, every distinct pattern in the brain you make
Each inhale and exhale may leave its own neural signature as the brain tracks subtle changes in breathing from one cycle to the next.
Experimental drug turns cancer’s sugar hunger against tumors
Experimental drug XJ-4-85 attacks cancer by boosting sugar burning while blocking fat metabolism in tumor cells.