Researchers Gain New Insights into the Mystery of Thalidomide-Caused Birth Defects
A New Spin on Conductivity: Electric Signals Can Propagate through an Insulator
IPCC Errors Prompt Review by International Science Academies
Few Studies Compare the Efficacy of Medical Treatments
One's Enough: People Who Donate a Kidney Live Just as Long as Those Who Don't

1. Today's Trivia
What part of the brain is often referred to as the "fear center?"

2. Basic Science
Floor Plan: Linoleum May Be Green, but Is There an Ecofriendly Way to Keep It Clean?

3. Space
Shields Up: Magnetized Rocks Push Back Origin of Earth's Magnetic Field

4. Evolution
Chimps Talk with Their Hands

5. Energy & Sustainability
Invasion of the Drones: Unmanned Aircraft Take Off in Polar Exploration

6. Mind & Brain
Divining the Right Drug

7. Health & Medicine
Divining the Right Drug

8. Technology
Floor Plan: Linoleum May Be Green, but Is There an Ecofriendly Way to Keep It Clean?

Scientific American - April Issue

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