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* Newfound asteroid is companion to Earth,
scientists say:
An asteroid has probably been following Earth around
the Sun for over a quarter of a million years, two
researchers say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110406_asteroid
* Global warming could clobber food pro-
duction: UN
Climate change could have a "potentially
catastrophic" long-term impact on crops, a U.N.
agency is warning.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110407_warming
* "Long lost cousin" of T. rex identified:
Fossils from China point to a brute that rivaled the
fearsome "tyrant lizard" in size, scientists claim.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110331_theropod
* Scientists claim first practical "artificial leaf":
A new device could turn every remote home into its
own power station, its developers predict.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110328_leaf
* Human prejudice may date back 25 million years
or more, scientists say:
Like people, some of our monkey cousins tend to take
an "us versus them" view of the world, a study has
found.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110316_prejudice
ADDITIONAL NEWS
* Comet had watery past, scientists find:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110405_wild2
* Little grains bombarded early Earth relentlessly,
study reports:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110401_bombardment
* White dwarfs might be fertile ground for
other Earths:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110330_whitedwarf
* Animal deaths in BP spill possibly greatly
underestimated: study
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110329_spill
* "Junk food" moms may risk having "junk
food" babies:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110325_junkfood
* America was populated earlier than thought,
scientists conclude:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110324_pre-clovis
* Dinos may have used long necks "vacuum-
cleaner" style:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110323_sauropod
* Domestic violence reports found to spike
after sporting upsets:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110322_violence
* Number of years spent obese linked to
death risk:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110321_obesity
* Quartz may be key to understanding quakes:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110319_quartz
* Did the universe once have fewer
dimensions?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110316_dimensions.htm
* Particle smasher might also act as time machine,
scientists say:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110315_lhc
* Happy-go-lucky types die younger, study
finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110311_happy
* Having and walking a dog may make you
fitter:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110310_dogwalking.htm
* Study: "climate change" less doubted than
"global warming":
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110309_warming
* Pain really does help ease guilt, study finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110308_pain
* Taste for sweets is more complex than we
knew, scientists say:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110228_thirdarm
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