World Science: "Pristine" gas from birth of universe detected

* "Pristine" gas from birth of universe detected:
Gas formed minutes after the "Big Bang" is feeding a
distant galaxy—a process our own might have
undergone, astronomers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/131003_gas.htm


* 157 scientific journals said to accept bogus 
report in "sting":
Research journals reportedly accepted for
publication a deliberately error-riddled paper, with
little or no vetting.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/131004_spoof.htm


* Could bouncing droplets help us sort out the 
nature of reality?:
The exquisite dances of tiny droplets may be related
to the way subatomic particles act, physicists say. 

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/131002_droplets.htm


* "Cloud map" of planet beyond our system a 
first:
Light from a distant planet's star is bouncing off
its cloud tops, astronomers say. 

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/131001_Kepler7b.htm


* Not funny when it's you: drug might cure 
erections that don't stop
Priapism is a condition causing erections so
long-lasting that they can damage the penis
permanently.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/131001_priapism.htm


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