* First Earth-sized planet in star's "habitable
zone" reported found:
In a long-awaited first, astronomers report finding
an Earth-sized planet possibly able to support life.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140417_Kepler186f.htm
* Even moderate pot use tied to clear brain
changes: study
Even once- or twice-a-week use can lead to
abnormalities, scientists say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140416_cannabis.htm
* Saturn may be spawning tiny new moon:
Astronomers suspect the object may be going through
stages that characterized the birth of other moons,
and planets.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140414_Peggy.htm
* Fair bosses "pay a price":
Bosses who are fair make their workers and companies
better off, but may be burning themselves out, a
study finds.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140329_fair.htm
* Possible alien moon detected, but never to
be seen again:
Though unconfirmable, the finding is seen as a
tantalizing first step toward finding exomoons.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140410_exomoon.htm
* Big, unseen planet may inhabit outer Solar
System:
A dwarf planet just found far outside the known
Solar System also hints that a far bigger one lurks,
astronomers report.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140326_2012VP113.htm
* Saturn moon hides sea within, scientists
conclude:
Researchers believe the water is in contact
with a rocky floor below, making it more suitable
for a hypothetical origin of life.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140403_Enceladus.htm
ADDITIONAL NEWS
* We're over the hill at 24? So says computer-
game study:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140416_MotorSpeed.htm
* Zombie cancer cells eat themselves to live:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140406_autophagy.htm
* "Dark matter" possibly seen destroying itself:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140403_darkmatter.htm
* Did limits on lead cause huge U.S. crime drop?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140402_lead.htm
* Riddle of zebra's stripes "solved":
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140401_zebras.htm
* Tiny planet found to have Saturn-like rings:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140329_chariklo.htm
* Debris of Earth-like planets found to float
around dead stars:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140326_whitedwarfs.htm
* Study: E-cigarettes not linked to higher quit
rates:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140324_e-cigarettes.htm
* Cuckoo helps nestmates by releasing awful
stench:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140321_cuckoo.htm
* Radar shows mirror-smooth sea on Saturn
moon:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140320_Titan.htm
* Social groups may ease depression:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140319_depression.htm
* Males, females may deal with stress oppositely:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/140318_stress.htm
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