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Important science stuff.
* Race of tiny people didn't exist, scientists say:
More and more researchers are disputing a 2004 study
concluding that miniature humans evolved on an
island.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060518_floresfrm.htm
* Animals may plan ahead, studies find:
The investigations may be important for
understanding the evolution of foresight, according
to an expert.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060518_planfrm.htm
* Shedding light on the origin of flowers:
New research may help clarify a question that Darwin
called an "abominable mystery."
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060517_flowerfrm.htm
* Bananas could die out, group warns:
Humans are wiping out wild bananas, and commercial
varieties may not be able to survive, U.N. officials
say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060517_bananafrm.htm
* Human, chimp lineages interbred after splitting,
study suggests:
Darwin's claim that we descend from ape-like
creatures, shocking to some, may seem easy to
stomach compared with new findings.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060517_hybridfrm.htm
* One gene change turns "cheating" microbe to role
model:
A discovery shows that simple mutations can
transform complex forms of social behavior,
biologists say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060517_xanthusfrm.htm
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