World Science: "Gangster" bird found to charge for protection

* "Gangster" bird found to charge for protection:
An avian species in Africa runs what some scientists
are likening to a protection racket.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101119_racket


* Report of ancient meat-fest by human 
ancestors disputed:
Some researchers are skeptical of a study finding
that ancestral humans butchered animals over three
million years ago.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/101115_butchery


* Giant "bubbles" lurk at heart of Milky Way:
Astronomers are trying to understand a huge,
mysterious structure newly identified in our galaxy.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101109_bubbles


* "Johnny has two daddies" may have been 
common in Amazon cultures:
Widespread promiscuity was tied to some surprising
ideas about paternity in many ancient societies,
anthropologists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101110_amazonia


* Depressing reverie fills almost half our 
waking lives: study:
It may be best to try to live in the moment -- just
as some religions advise, psychologists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101113_wandering


ADDITIONAL NEWS

* Microbes attack each other with "poison-
tipped swords":
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101117_bacteria
* U.S. scientists more likely to publish 
fake research?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101116_fraud
* Bilingualism may delay Alzheimer's:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101112_alzheimers
* Bars may kill spiral galaxies:
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/101109_spiral
* Looking older than your age may not 
mean bad health:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101105_age
* Goose eggs may help save warmth-
battered polar bear:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101104_polar
* Moving 3D images may be inching 
toward real-life use:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101103_3d
* Galaxies detected by "shadows":
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101102_clusters
* Friendships seen as key to success for 
dolphin moms:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101101_dolphins





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