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* How "puppydog eyes" do their trick: it's chemistry A so-called trust hormone may promote bonding between members of different species, as well as within a species, researchers say. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/090113_dog-gaze.htm * Black holes came first, astronomers conclude: Scientists may have solved a cosmic chicken-and-egg problem. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090106_blackholes * Enforcer of conformity: our own brains Although a grammatically challenged advertisement exhorts us to "think different," group opinion affects us powerfully. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090113_conformity * Through DNA, breathing new life into museum pieces: >From marsupials to manuscripts, researchers are dusting off old specimens to learn their secrets using genetics. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090112_museomics * Climate-induced food crisis seen by 2100: Barring drastic action, global warming could cripple agriculture in hotter areas of the globe, a study predicts. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090107_climate * Our galaxy no longer "little sister": Fasten your seat belts: our galaxy spins faster, weighs more, and is more likely to collide than we thought, researchers claim. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090106_milkyway **************************************************** World Science homepage Don't forget to visit our homepage for Science In Images; links to top science news from other publi- cations; and other recent World Science stories! http://www.world-science.net World Science archives To new readers especially: you need not miss our ex- citing past stories, though they won't appear in future newsletters. See archives for any year by typing that year after the homepage address: for example, http://www.world-science.net/2007 Invite friends to join World Science! Click here to open an invitation email you can send friends and colleagues so they can join you in sub- scribing to World Science at no charge. Feel free to change the email text (although you might want to leave the subscription instructions unchanged.) More information This is the World Science newsletter. To cancel your subscription, please reply to this email address with "cancel" in the subject line. To subscribe, write to this email address with "subscribe" in the subject line. To change the address where you receive the newsletter, simply subscribe the new address and cancel the old one. Any World Science article may be reproduced on another website, on condition that it is reproduced along with a link to the World Science homepage, http://www.world-science.net. Linking to the page of the original article is optional. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.7/1894 - Release Date: 1/14/2009 7:27 PM
