* Study finds memories are like mental time travel:
When you remember something, your brain recreates 
the patterns of activity it had when the event 
happened, according to a study that also involved 
some "mind reading."

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051222_mentaltravelfrm.htm


* Reports: global warming may be pushing polar bears 
to drowning, cannibalism:
The scattered reports are unproven, but expected 
given the climate shift, scientists say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051222_polarfrm.htm


* Why good dancers are sexy:
A new study suggests good dancing may be sexy 
because it indicates bodily symmetry.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051221_dancefrm.htm


* Irresponsible in med school, in trouble as a 
doctor:
A study has found a strong link between 
irresponsibility in medical school, and professional 
misconduct later.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051221_miscondfrm.htm


* Mirror, mirror: I still don't get it:
Humans have used mirrors daily for hundreds of years, 
but many of us still don't grasp the basics of how 
they work, a study has found.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051222_mirrorfrm.htm


* Researchers: mammoth genes nearly identical to 
elephant's
Scientists report strides forward in sequencing 
ancient DNA.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051219_mammothfrm.htm


* Science in images:
A red head means top place in the pecking order for 
Gouldian finches, one of Australia's most endangered 
bird species.

http://www.world-science.net