ahar...@earthlink.net Cool science stuff. ----- Original Message ----- From: World Science To: emailn...@world-science.net Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:46 PM Subject: World Science: Newfound species dubbed 'T. rex' of leeches
* You may still have to avoid T. rex: A leech that turned up in a girl's nose has been dubbed the "T. rex" of its kind by scientists. They say its ancestors might have tormented the old T. rex in a like fashion. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100414_rex * New evidence cited that rocky, watery planets are common: Vaporized remnants of rocky, and possibly watery, bodies hang around many dead stars, astronomers say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100413_planets * Possible new human ancestor revealed: Two partial skeletons unearthed in South Africa are from a previously unknown species, according to scientists. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100408_australo * Life on Titan? Stand far back and hold your nose! If life has evolved on Saturn's frigid moon, Titan, it would be strange, smelly -- and potentially explosive, new research suggests. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100412_titan * "Artificial leaves" could help power machines of future: Researchers are presenting a design strategy that they say could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from sunlight and water. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100326_leaf * Another species of extinct humans ID'd? A previously unknown lineage of humans has been identified based on genes extracted from a bit of bone, scientists say, though it is not believed to be a direct ancestor of modern people. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100325_hominin ADDITIONAL NEWS * Family tree research can open "Pandora's Box": http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100409_familytree * Brain cells shout in unison to get message through: http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100401_neurons * Eye-operated video game developed for the disabled: http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100326_planning * Power prompts less accurate time predictions, research finds: http://www.world-science.net/othernews/100326_planning **************************************************** 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: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2810 - Release Date: 04/14/10 02:31:00
