Zodiac

* Record-distance galaxy may confirm theories:
Leading cosmological theories hold that early, small
galaxies merged into the big ones of today.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120919_galaxy


* Ancient text said to suggest Christ was married:
Scholars are awaiting further test results on a
tantalizing papyrus fragment.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120918_JesusWife


* Study suggests people can reverse opinions in 
moments without knowing:
Using a mere trick adapted from stage magic,
scientists say they exposed a surprising flexibility
in human moral attitudes.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120920_moral


* Scrub jays found to react to their dead:
A small North American bird calls others to screech
over the body of a dead bird, though no one knows
quite why.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120913_scrubjays


* Most "junk" DNA not junk, studies find:
The vast majority of our DNA is active in at least
one type of cell, according to biologists who made
public a series of new studies.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120905_DNA


* Eating far less doesn't extend monkey lives, 
study finds:
A 23-year project was designed to show whether
effects found in rodents would extend to a species
more closely related to humans.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120830_CR


* Rover sends new images from Red Planet:
Curiosity's landing site is starting to come into
focus, NASA scientists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120806_curiosity



ADDITIONAL NEWS

* Arctic sea ice measured at record low:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120827_arctic

* Common chemical linked to nearly tripled odds 
of youth obesity:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120918_bpa

* Dad's advancing age gives newborns two extra 
mutations per year, study finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120822_mutations

* New monkey species identified:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120913_monkey

* Friendliness to minorities may often be a 
performance -- a fragile one:
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/120815_overcorrection

* No shortage of dark matter in Sun's neighborhood, 
study claims:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120809_darkmatter

* Human lineage had diverse offshoots, research finds:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120808_diversity

* Global warming probably causing heat waves, 
study says:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120805_warming

* Why people participate in atrocities: mere 
obedience, or something more?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120720_obedience

* Long-running Pioneer spacecraft mystery may 
be explained:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120718_pioneer

* Fifth Pluto moon found:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120712_plutomoon




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