New Physics? Atom Smashers Reveal Surprise
Nov 18, 2011
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You might have seen: Yahoo! News, "Is the New Physics Here? Atom Smashers Get an Antimatter Surprise" Nov 17, 2011; http://news.yahoo.com/physics-atom-smashers-antimatter-surprise-232412931.html
Permian Mass Extinction Date Narrows
Nov 18, 2011
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You might have seen: Science Daily, "Date and Rate of Earth's Most Extreme Extinction Pinpointed: Results Stem from Largest Ever Examination of Fossil Marine Species" Nov 17, 2011; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117143955.htm
Milky Way's Midlife Crisis Good for Life
Nov 17, 2011
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You might have seen: Space.com, "Why the Milky Way May Be Facing a Midlife Crisis" Nov 15, 2011; http://www.space.com/13632-milky-galaxy-midlife-crisis.html
Does Water on Jupiter's Moon Europa Entail Life?
Nov 16, 2011
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You might have seen: NASA, "NASA Probe Data Show Evidence of Liquid Water on Icy Europa" Nov 16, 2011; http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/display.cfm?News_ID=39004
Is adolescent sex harmful?
Nov 16, 2011
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You might have seen: Science Daily, "Adolescent Sex Linked to Adult Body, Mood Troubles, in Animal Study" Nov 15, 2011; www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111115145226.htm
Dark Energy a Small Part of Universe?
Nov 14, 2011
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You might have seen: Yahoo! News, "Mysterious Dark Energy Played No More Than Bit Part in Early Universe" Nov 14, 2011; http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-dark-energy-played-no-more-bit-part-151802902.html
Prehistoric Horses, Cave Paintings, and Human Origins
Nov 09, 2011
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You might have seen: Yahoo! News, "Cave painters were realists, DNA study finds" Nov 09, 2011; http://news.yahoo.com/cave-painters-were-realists-dna-study-finds-200120657.html
Junk DNA: Human-Chimp Differences
Nov 01, 2011
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You might have seen: Science Daily, "'Junk DNA' Defines Differences Between Humans and Chimps" Oct 25, 2011; www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111025122615.htm
Pythons: Clues to Human Heart Health
Oct 31, 2011
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You might have seen: Yahoo! News, "Pythons' big hearts hold clues for human health" Oct 27, 2011; http://news.yahoo.com/pythons-big-hearts-hold-clues-human-health-191526959.html
Water Fine-tuned for Life
Oct 27, 2011
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You might have seen: Newscientist.com, "Water's quantum weirdness makes life possible " Oct 25, 2011; http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228354.900-waters-quantum-weirdness-makes-life-possible.html
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