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Today, you\u2019ll learn about how a single drink a day can add years to the age of your brain, how scientists figured out that thousands of tree species are yet to be discovered, and how the world\u2019s biggest and best particle accelerator is powering up for its third run.

A drink away does not keep the doctor away.

• \u201cJust One Beer or Glass of Wine a Day may Cause Your Brain to Shrink, Study Suggests\u201d by Mike Snider
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/03/09/beer-glass-wine-daily-brain-shrink/9425508002/
• \u201cJust One Extra Drink a Day may Change the Brain\u201d by Tara Haelle
  • https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20220310/one-extra-drink-a-day-changes-brain
• \u201cIt\u2019s Time to Rethink How Much Booze May be too Much\u201d by Julia Belluz
  • https://www.vox.com/2018/4/24/17242720/alcohol-health-risks-facts
• \u201cThe \u2018French Paradox\u2019 Turned out to be an Illusion, but it led to some Interesting research\u201d by Emma Wightman
  • https://theconversation.com/the-french-paradox-turned-out-to-be-an-illusion-but-it-led-to-some-interesting-research-78196

No, that tree is not the same as that other one.

• \u201cEarth May Have 9,200 More Tree Species Than Previously Thought\u201d by Jude Coleman
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tree-species-earth-biodiversity
• \u201cHow Much Space Does Nature Need? 30 Percent of the Planet May Not be Enough\u201d by Jonathan Lambert
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nature-will-protecting-30-percent-earth-prevent-extinction-crisis
• \u201cThousands of Tree Species Remain Undiscovered, Say Scientists\u201d by Lucy Sherriff
  • https://www.discovery.com/nature/unknown-trees

Imagine two needles smashing into each other.

• \u201cLarge Hadron Collider is waking up after a 3-year nap, and it could help explain why the universe exists.\u201d by Mara Johnson-Groh
  • https://www.livescience.com/large-hadron-collider-third-run
• \u201cCERN\u2019s particle accelerator starts up after a three-year hiatus\u201d by Nicole Wetsman
  • https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037077/cern-particle-accelerator-restarts-upgrades-dark-matter\u201d
• \u201cThe Large Hadron Collider is about to turn back on after a 3-year hiatus\u201d by Chelsea Gohd
  • https://www.space.com/cern-large-hadron-collider-turn-on-run-3
• \u201cThe Large Hadron Collider\u201d by CERN
  • https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider
• AT&T\u2019s Internet Data Calculator
  • https://www.att.com/support/pages/data-calculator/
• \u201cStandard Model\u201d by Wikipedia
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Model

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