Zodiac

* Nasty noises: Why do we recoil at unpleasant 
sounds?
Nails scratching a blackboard and other disturbing
noises trigger a seemingly primitive brain response,
a scientist says.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121014_sound


* Amateur rediscovers lost asteroid:
A determined hobbyist made the finding in a
collaboration with the European Space Agency.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121012_asteroid


* Fossil said to be earliest to show complex brain:
A worm-like ancestor of insects, spiders, crabs and
lobsters sheds light on how brains evolved,
scientists report.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121010_brain


* Giant black holes from chaotic early era coming
to light:
Cutting-edge sky surveys have revealed a previously
unseen group of giant, fast-growing black holes,
astronomers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121009_blackholes


* Genes thought to affect IQ might not:
Most genes long believed to be tied to intelligence,
just aren't, new research concludes.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121002_intelligence


* Slave ant "rebellions" found to be common:
Ants held as slaves in nests of other ant species
often damage their oppressors through sabotage,
according to new research.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120926_ants


* Street coyotes more faithful than people, study 
suggests:
Scientists who sampled 236 coyotes in the Chicago
area said they found not one case of abandoning or
cheating on mates.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120926_coyotes


ADDITIONAL NEWS


* Pesticide link to bee dieoffs questioned:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120922_honeybees

* Signs of "ancient stream" on Mars:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120927_stream

* Windows could capture solar energy:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121011_solar

* Not getting sleepy? Brain scans may reveal why 
some can't be hypnotized:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121005_hypnosis

* Scientists measure cosmic "exit door":
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121004_blackhole

* Honor and revenge: how tribal warfare sheds light 
on modern conflict:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121003_amazon

* Next moon rover could be a boat -- on Titan:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/120930_titan

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