ahar...@earthlink.net Cool science stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: World Science To: emailn...@world-science.net Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:20 PM Subject: World Science: Mysterious dust in a distant solar system
* For healthy mental aging, brain games may fill in for schooling: People with less education can avoid the increased risk of memory loss, a study suggests. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100112_brain * Distant solar system forming from mysterious dust, scientists say: A far-off solar system seems to be forming from a strange dust whose makeup is unlike that of our and other solar systems. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100111_dust * Baby temperament found to predict adult brain structure: Four-month-old infants' temperament predicts some aspects of their brain structure at age 18, researchers say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100109_brain * "Punisher" of the seas is a little finned janitor: For small fish known as cleaner wrasse, stepping into the line of fire reaps huge rewards, according to a new study. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100107_punisher * "Golden ratio" hints at hidden atomic symmetry: A hitherto undiscovered order can be found in solid matter at very small scales, physicists are reporting. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100107_goldenratio * Hubble reveals "uncharted" cosmic zone: The space telescope has uncovered a primordial population of small, ultra-blue galaxies, according to astronomers. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100105_galaxies * "Lifeless" molecules found to evolve, adapt: Prions -- infectious molecules that cause fatal brain diseases -- can evolve in a Darwinian fashion, biologists say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100101_prions * Mosquito lovers "sing" in harmony: The insects responsible for the most malaria deaths find mates by using their wingbeats to produce tones that agree, a study reports. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/091231_mosquito * Power promotes hypocrisy: study: Behind 2009's scandal-ridden headlines lies a deeper psychological pattern, researchers claim. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/091229_hypocrisy **************************************************** 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 - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 02:35:00
