* Study: gays' brain symmetry resembles other
sex
Researchers have found that gay people's brains
resemble those of the opposite sex in some ways.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080616_gaybrain
* Eat the parents:
In a practice thought to be over 100 million years
old, some creatures feed on their mothers' skin.
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/080613_dermatophagy
* Some "dwarf planets" are now "plutoids":
Newly introduced terminology further complicates the
once-simple concept of "planet."
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080612_plutoid
* Just-launched telescope scans gamma-ray sky:
The cosmos looks much different outside the narrow
range of colors our eyes see.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080611_glast
* Drug found to cure alcoholic rats:
Scientists say the research suggests a potential
treatment for human boozers.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080609_gdnf
* Taming volcanoes:
Chunks of limestone might be key to stopping lava in
its tracks, a study proposes.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/080608_volcano
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