Wednesday, March 27, 2013

World Science: In earliest cosmic view, 'strange' features

* How one microscopic creature juggles 
seven sexes
:
Biologists say they have figured out how nature
determines which of seven sexes a newborn
Tetrahymena is assigned.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130327_tetrahymena


* In earliest image of cosmos, "strange" features:
The most accurate map ever made of the oldest light
in the universe reveals some surprises, astronomers
report.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130321_planck


* Who pays for sex, anyway? New findings offer 
surprises
:
Most men don't visit prostitutes, yet those who do
seem to be pretty typical guys, a U.S. study
suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130326_prostitutes


* Newborn stars make a splash with astronomers:
The findings bring scientists "closer to witnessing
the moment when a star begins to form," one says.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130319_protostars


* Scientists said to clone embryos of extinct frog:
Although "Jurassic Park" may be impossible,
scientists hope to revive some extinct species
through cloning technology.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130315_extinct


ADDITIONAL NEWS


* Mars rover finds conditions once suited for life:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130313_mars

* Dodos weren't alone: Huge bird die-off blamed 
on ancient man
:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130324_birds

* First man-made object may have left solar 
system -- or not
:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130320_voyager

* Using magic tricks to study the brain:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130312_magic

* "Black Death" could return in force, study 
warns
:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130315_plague



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