Zodiac

* Tiny bugs have own personalities despite 
being clones, scientists say:
Tiny green insects known as pea aphids have
individual behavior patterns, or "personalities," a
study reports .

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/110303_aphid


* Explosion shutting down a galactic party: 
physicists:
An immense black hole in a galaxy far, far away
seems to be causing a blast that will change that
galaxy forever, scientists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110223_blackhole


* Related genes may promote human music, 
bird song:
Interest in music is associated with a gene
previously tied to musical aptitude and, less
directly, to singing in birds, research finds.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110225_music


* Scientists steer car with thoughts:
You'd better not let your thoughts wander if you
drive using a new technology from the Free
University of Berlin.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110221_braincar


* Recent "human ancestor" finds under question:
Two scientists are questioning claims that several
prominent fossil finds from the last decade are
remains of human forebears.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110217_humans


ADDITIONAL NEWS

* "King" of dinos called more hyena than lion:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110222_t-rex

* Does a smile mean something to a dog?:
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/110302_dogs

* "At least I'm not him": comparing yourself to 
those worse off may improve health, coping:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110301_regrets

* Noise distracts fish from dinner: study:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110228_fish

* Scientists report creating illusion of having 
third arm:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110228_thirdarm

* Could the fountain of youth be your faucet?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110218_lithium

* Ecuadorean community escapes scourges of 
aging:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110216_aging

* Scientists worry that vines are taking over 
the American tropics:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110214_vines

* On the trail of giant rats, scientists find 
ancient faces:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110211_faces

* Scientists put date on world's "strangest" book:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110210_voynich

* Prostate cancer joins growing list of cancers 
dogs could sniff out:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110209_prostate

* Resources, choices found to hinder women in 
science:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110208_womenscience

* Lifestyle affects life expectancy more than 
genetics does: scientists:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110207_expectancy

* Fish face overexploitation even in Arctic, 
study finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110204_arctic

* Tiny flea boasts most genes known in an animal:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/110203_daphnia



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