Zodiac

* Mom's mood may affect developing fetus:
Depression in a pregnant woman can change how the
baby develops after birth, research suggests -- but
the effect is far from simple.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111117_depression


* Is our galaxy's black hole shredding asteroids, 
planets?:
A new proposal seeks to explain small, daily flares
detected daily near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111109_blackhole


* Low birth weight may have effects 60 years later:
Low birth weight and slow growth in pre-adolescence
raise the risk of poor physical functioning at age
60, a Finnish study reports.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111116_birthweight


* Gene found linked to easily visible differences 
in kindness:
Strangers watching short silent videos can tell
apart people in them who carry different versions of
a gene, research suggests.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111114_oxytocin


* She-male shrimp are serial killers, but faithful:
A species of cleaner shrimp brings to mind the
giddily murderous couple in the 1994 film Natural
Born Killers.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111111_shrimp


* Newborns' separation from moms found to be 
"major" stressor:
While routine in hospitals, the separation of
infants from mothers should be minimized, a study
proposes.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111104_infant


* Global warming already causes some droughts, 
scientists say:
New research by U.S. government scientists presents
sobering conclusions.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111028_warming


* Embryonic solar system seen to be brimming 
with water:
New findings suggest water-covered planets like
Earth could be common, astronomers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111020_TWHydrae


ADDITIONAL NEWS

* E.T. might be detectable through his city lights:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111103_aliens

* Physicists report drawing light from seeming emptiness:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111117_casimir

* Play develops similarly in chimps and humans, research finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111116_chimps

* Solar system may have ejected a giant planet:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111110_planet

* Largest near-Earth asteroid passes by:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111107_asteroid

* Study points to watery underground past for Mars:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111102_clays

* Wine ingredient may help cheat some of obesity's effects:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111101_resveratrol

* Planets may be smashed to dust near black holes:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111101_blackholes.htm

* Surprisingly complex organic matter identified in space:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111027_organic

* Pluto has even colder "twin" of similar size, studies find:
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/111026_Eris

* "Junk DNA" may help explain human-chimp differences:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111025_dna

* Ancient ceramics point to gradual shift to agriculture:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111024_agriculture

* Ancient images of childbirth intrigue archaeologists:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111019_etruscans

* Number of Facebook friends linked to brain structure:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111018_facebook

* "Dark matter" mystery deepens:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111017_darkmatter

* Will Mt. Everest be covered with solar panels?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111014_solar

* Prehistoric "art workshop" surprises scientists:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111013_blombos

* Women on "the pill" may choose better dads as mates:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/111012_contraceptive


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