Friday, May 20, 2011

World Science: Giant storm grips Saturn as scientists get unprecedented view

* Giant storm grips Saturn as scientists get 
unprecedented view
:
European and American astronomers have teamed up to
study a rare storm on the ringed planet in more detail
than ever before possible.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110519_saturn


* To understand unrest in our time, a study of 
mutinies in another
:
What factors influence the likelihood and nature of
an uprising? Social scientists are poring over old
ship records in hopes of some answers.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110512_mutinies


* Lizard builds big, close-knit family homes:
Lizards are seldom seen as the warm, cuddly types.
Yet to their family members, lizards of one species
might be just that.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110511_skink


* It's not torture if it's happening to someone 
else? Studies probe our hidden biases
:
People are more likely to define an act as torture
if they are suffering even part of the pain it
causes, scientists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110414_torture


* Music making may help keep mind in tune 
in old age
:
Longtime playing of a musical instrument may help
keep your mind sharp as others' start going flat,
research suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/110411_music



ADDITIONAL NEWS

* Study: global warming hurting corn, wheat crops:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110504_boisei

* "Confirmed": spinning Earth drags space along:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110505_einstein

* Physicists pore over data hinting at mystery 
particle
:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110420_particle

* Radio glow might reveal elusive planets:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110419_auroras

* Human language may have originated in Africa:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110414_language.htm

* Scientists surprised to find Egyptian princess 
had heart disease
:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110517_CAD



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