Friday, April 8, 2011

World Science: Newfound asteroid may be companion to Earth

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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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