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Thursday, April 2, 2009

[mukto-mona] Bird can 'read' our gaze (World Science e-newsletter)

* Bird can "read" our gaze :
A bird whose eyes look rather like human eyes pays
good attention to where our glances fall,
researchers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090402_jackdaw


* Astronomers catch a "shooting star":
Asteroid 2008 TC3 has a humdrum name but an unusual
distinction.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090325_meteor


* It's not just chemical -- it's the same 
chemicals, study suggests
:
Much the same cocktail of substances may flow in
both men and women as a result of their mutual
attraction.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/090401_testosterone


* Vindictiveness doesn't pay, study finds:
A study of Germans found that people inclined to
deal with inequity on a tit-for-tat basis tend to
suffer higher unemployment.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090330_vindictiveness


* Crabs suffer, may remember pain
Research is calling into question the view that when
small animals recoil from unpleasantness, it's only
a reflex.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090327_crab


* Brain cell type found to differ between man 
and mouse
:
An often overlooked cell embodies one of the very
few basic differences that set apart the human
brain, scientists propose.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090324_astrocyte


* Multiple out-of-Africa migrations seen for early
humans
:
Fossils suggest early, anatomically "modern" humans
may have split into many isolated groups before
leaving Africa, scientists say.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/090323_outofafrica



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