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December 14, 2013
M. HANSEN ET AL/SCIENCE 2013
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Magazine
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- News in Brief
Single atoms hold on to information
Minutes-long data storage by individual atoms beats previous record of tiny fraction of a second. - Feature
Heal thy neighbor
As antidepressants and other drugs gradually replace psychotherapy in the United States, new forms of the talking cure are growing in popularity in developing countries ravaged by civil war and poverty. - Feature
Global neuro lab
With more than 50 million users, the brain-training website Lumosity is giving scientists access to an enormous collection of cognitive performance data. Mining the dataset could be the first step toward a new kind of neuroscience. - Reviews & Previews
Making the most of zero gravity
Astronaut and author Chris Hadfield discusses life in, and after, space. - Science Visualized
Online map tracks forest shifts from space
By layering more than 650,000 satellite images onto a Google map, researchers have created a new tool to track forest cover. - News
Human ancestors threw stone-tipped spears at prey
African discoveries show that hunting weapons thrown from a distance appeared by 279,000 years ago. - It's Alive
A corsage that bites
The orchid mantis uses a flowery subterfuge to lure prey. - News
Dogs’ origins lie in Europe
First domesticated canines did not live in China or Middle East, a study of mitochondrial DNA finds. - News
Single photon detected but not destroyed
Researchers build first instrument that can witness the passage of a light particle without absorbing it. - News in Brief
Fire may smolder under Antarctic ice
Quakes hint at moving magma that could influence glacial flow.