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* Scientists: birds are just baby dinosaurs, in a way
There might be a good reason birds are so much cuter
and less threatening than their scary ancestors.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120531_birds


* Life might have formed as early as 10-12 billion 
years ago:
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" may be
more than just a line from science fiction, if new
research is correct.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120518_galaxies


* Cold case solved? Study probes riddle of 
sinking beer bubbles:
Bubbles in dark beer are seen to slide downward,
ironically, because they're trying to head upward, a
study reports.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/120524_beer

* Stem cells found to relieve tough chronic 
pain in mouse study:
Stem-cell transplants might quell the hardest-
to-treat kinds of pain, scientists report, though
such an advance could also raise ethical dilemmas.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120525_stemcells


* Your environmental exposures might haunt
your great-grandchildren:
Scientists have found increased stress sensitivity
and differences in weight gain in rats three
generations after exposure to a specific chemical.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120523_vinclozolin


ADDITIONAL NEWS:

* Planet may be turning to dust:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120519_kepler

* Immune system cells found to hunt like real 
predators:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120530_Tcells

* Hereditary inequality may date to Stone Age:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120529_inequality

* "Sexual revolution" may have paved way for 
invention of marriage:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120528_pairbonding

* Study: soldiers who desecrate dead bodies 
see themselves as hunters:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120521_desecration

* Robotic arm for the paralyzed reported to 
reach new level of sophistication:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120517_NIS

* "Smart swimming," magnetism said to help 
baby turtles through epic journey:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120516_loggerheads


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