* Richest biological zones found to suffer most 
wars:
More than four in five wars in recent times arose in
areas identified as the most biologically diverse, a
study indicates.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090221_war


* "Green Comet" visits neighborhood:
As­tro­no­mers are keep­ing a close eye on a green­ish
com­et fast ap­proach­ing Earth’s vicin­ity.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090220_lulin


* Collective rituals spur support for suicide
attacks: researchers:
A new study proposes that acts of war by self-
destruction are part of a larger psychological
phenomenon.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090219_suicide


* Running hamsters, tapping fingers tapped for 
energy:
A rodent may be doing its own small part to provide
a renewable electricity source.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090217_energy


* Cosmologists aim to reveal time's first moments:
Scientists want to test whether random, microscopic
fluctuations in the fabric of space and time spawned
the universe.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090216_origins


* HIV gene therapy trial results seen as positive:
A new treatment appeared to safely boost the number
of immune system cells of a type normally attacked
by HIV, according to researchers.

http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/090215_oz1




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