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• A 17-Foot Burmese Python Was Found in Florida. What Was It Even Doing There?

  8 avril, par SANDRA E. GARCIA — Snakes, National Academy of Sciences, Florida, Everglades (Fla)
  The state has worked hard to decrease its population of Burmese pythons, but the nonnative species is resilient.
  

• Times Insider: Candida Auris: The Fungus Nobody Wants to Talk About

  8 avril, par MATT RICHTEL — Candida Auris (Fungus), Drug Resistance (Microbial), Antibiotics, Hospitals, Fungi, Medicine and Health, Infections
  The medical community is usually eager to discuss public health issues. But the rise in drug-resistant microbes is cloaked in chronic secrecy.
  

• The Latest in Military Strategy: Mindfulness

  8 avril, par MATT RICHTEL — United States Defense and Military Forces, Meditation, United States Army, mindfulness, Mental Health and Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Jha, Amishi, Progress in Brain Research (Journal)
  Soldiers in several countries, including the U.S., are being taught deep breathing and meditation techniques to improve focus during chaos.
  

• Mind: To Improve Memory, Tune It Like an Orchestra

  8 avril, par BENEDICT CAREY — Brain, Age, Chronological, Dementia, Memory, Boston University, Nature Neuroscience (Journal), University of California, San Diego, University of Pennsylvania, Kahana, Michael J
  A noninvasive technique shows promise in improving the working memory of older adults. But, the scientists note, “Do not try this at home!”
  

• deadly germs, Lost cures: In a Poor Kenyan Community, Cheap Antibiotics Fuel Deadly Drug-Resistant Infections

  8 avril, par ANDREW JACOBS and MATT RICHTEL — Antibiotics, Drug Resistance (Microbial), Infections, Salmonella (Bacteria), Bacteria, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Kenya, Poverty, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Third World and Developing Countries, Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya), Urban Areas, your-feed-science
  Overuse of the medicines is not just a problem in rich countries. Throughout the developing world antibiotics are dispensed with no prescription required.
  

• Q&A: Orchids Bloom in Thousands of Forms. But Why?

  8 avril, par C. CLAIBORNE RAY — Flowers and Plants, Orchids, Genetics and Heredity, Insects
  Each species of orchid is designed to attract a specific pollinator. The genes that make that possible are highly adaptable, scientists say.
  

• The Diagnosis Is Alzheimer’s. But That’s Probably Not the Only Problem.

  8 avril, par GINA KOLATA — Alzheimer's Disease, Brain, Elderly, Dementia, Memory, Stroke, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Clinical Trials, Proteins, Hardy, John Anthony (1954- ), your-feed-science
  Most people with dementia have a number of brain abnormalities, not just Alzheimer’s disease. The finding is forcing scientists to rethink the search for treatments.
  

• In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical Universe

  8 avril, par SIOBHAN ROBERTS — Mathematics, Physics, Uhlenbeck, Karen, Foam, Black Holes (Space), Awards, Decorations and Honors, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, Child, Julia, Morawetz, Cathleen S (1923-2017), your-feed-science
  For Karen Uhlenbeck, winner of the Abel Prize for math, a whimsical phenomenon offers a window onto higher dimensions.
  

• Trilobites: Watch a Great White Shark Hunt Through a Kelp Forest for Its Next Meal

  8 avril, par JOANNA KLEIN — Sharks, Seaweed, Fish and Other Marine Life, Oceans and Seas, South Africa, Seals (Animals) and Sealing, Biology Letters (Journal), Research, your-feed-science, Jewell, Oliver
  The video collected by researchers revealed a surprising hunting behavior in the ocean predators that had never been documented.
  

• Rhino Poacher Killed by Elephant and Eaten by Lions, Officials Say

  8 avril, par CHRISTOPHER MELE — Poaching (Wildlife), Rhinoceroses, Deaths (Fatalities), Kruger National Park (South Africa), Lions, Elephants, South Africa
  Officials at Kruger National Park in South Africa said only a skull and a pair of pants were recovered.