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April Book Reviews Roundup
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Memories May Not Live in Neurons’ Synapses
The finding could mean recollections are more enduring than expected and disrupt plans for PTSD treatments - Forum Mind & Brain
Human Brain Project Needs a Rethink
The European Human Brain Project's effort to simulate the entire brain in a supercomputer is premature, a new report says - Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 4 More Science
Book Review: Dragonflies
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First White House Data Chief Discusses His Top Priorities
DJ Patil talks about how to get more our of public and private information while protecting that data from abuse - Nature Technology
Short Circuit Delays Restart of the Large Hadron Collider
A team at CERN will attempt to remove metal debris thought to be causing the problem and determine if it will cause a delay of days or months - Special Editions Volume 24, Issue 1s More Science
How Grandparents Shaped Human Evolution
The rise of senior citizens may have played a big role in the success of our species - Reuters Health
First-Ever National Plan Crafted to Fight Superbugs
The White House is due to issue an ambitious plan to slow the growing and deadly problem of antibiotic resistance over the next five years - TechMediaNetwork Space
Watch the One-Year Space Station Mission Launch
The mission will help NASA understand how the body could handle a trip to Mars - Reuters Technology
Torn-Up Sick Notes Show Crash Pilot Should Have Been Grounded
The notes show that the pilot who crashed a plane into the French Alps was suffering from an illness that should have grounded him on the day of the tragedy, which he apparently hid from the airline - Reuters Technology
Lufthansa to Toughen Up Cockpit Rules
The airliner will introduce new rules requiring two crew members to be in the cockpit at all times after one of the pilots at its Germanwings unit crashed a plane in the French Alps - Guest Blog Health
Cord-Blood Research Sits Poised for Therapeutic Discovery
Whenever one examines any area of scientific inquiry, there are two important things to understand: where the science is today, and where it may lead us in the future. - Extinction Countdown Energy & Sustainability
Keeping Tiny Delta Smelt Alive in Captivity Is No Small Feat
The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) may be all but extinct in the wild, but it turns out that hope is not quite lost for this controversial California fish. - Forum Space
The International Space Station Is a Springboard for Future Mars Exploration
How a one-year orbital mission to the ISS advances a deep-space journey to Mars - Climatewire Energy & Sustainability
Offshore Wind Power Grows Up
A big, clean energy industry matures at sea - The Artful Amoeba Evolution
Ferns Get It On After 60 Million Years Apart
An unassuming little fern has left scientists scratching their heads at the feat of reproductive hijinks it apparently represents. The fern, xCystocarpium roskamianum(the prefix ‘x’ indicates it is a hybrid), collected in the French Pyrenees, appeared to be a blend of two ferns they know well. - News Technology
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Undersea Cable Network Operates in a State of Alarm [Excerpt]
The world’s undersea network of transoceanic cables serves as the cardiovascular system for data coursing through the Internet and other communications, but not without a lot of human help - ChemistryWorld More Science
Safer Antifreeze Made from Food Additive and Nanoparticles
Toxic chemical can be replaced by a fluid of propylene glycol and small metal particles - Scientific American Mind Volume 26, Issue 2 Mind & Brain
App Review: Concussion Coach
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Alcohol: An Astonishing Molecule
The substance has nourished and intoxicated animal life long before humans walked upright. Yet our manipulation and consumption of alcohol led to profound physical and cultural effects—and helped make us who we are
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