* Materials for "Earths" may be common in 
universe:
New findings add to evidence that rocky planets are
a normal occurrence, astronomers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090105_planets


* Using light beams to grab molecules:
Researchers say they've created a trap that can
capture DNA molecules and other tiny objects.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090101_nanoscale


* Competition, not climate, killed Neanderthals: 
study
The stocky breed of early humans couldn't hold its
own against more modern populations, scientists claim.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081228_neanderthal


* Life grew in two, millionfold leaps, researchers 
report:
Earth's creatures come in all sizes, yet scientists
believe they all descend from the same single-celled
organisms.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081226_leaps


* Ancient African exodus mostly involved men, 
geneticists find
An ancient migration out of Africa is thought to
have led to most human populations outside the
continent.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/081221_exodus


* Still today, most will torture if ordered: study
Scientists say they have replicated an experiment in
which people would obediently give painful shocks to
others when prompted.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081219_milgram



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