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Facebook studied to see how friendships form
Researchers found that tastes in books don't seem to influence Facebook friendship formation in the same way that tastes in music and movies do.
December 27, 2011
Earth-size planets spotted beyond our solar system
The newly discovered Earth-size planets, Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are too close to their star to be in the habitable zone - that is, to have liquid water.
December 20, 2011
Worldwatch Institute: Global natural gas regains momentum
Worldwatch Institute Vital Signs Online report points to a rise in fossil fuel consumption and renewed popularity of natural gas as an energy resource.
December 20, 2011
A living neon sign made of millions of glowing bacteria
A team of scientists has created a living neon sign composed of millions of bacterial cells that periodically fluoresce in unison like blinking light bulbs.
December 20, 2011
Brain longevity helped by eating less, scientists say
Italian scientists discovered a molecule for brain longevity - turned on by eating less. It might lead to future anti-aging therapies.
December 20, 2011
Evolution might favor men who misinterpret sexual cues
The kind of guy who misinterprets sexual cues and goes for it at the risk of being rebuffed might score more often, according to these researchers.
December 18, 2011
Doomed gas cloud stretched as nears Milky Way black hole
It'll come closest to the black hole in 2013. Astronomers see the gas cloud being stretched - astronomers say "spaghettified" - into an elongated shape.
December 17, 2011
140 new species described in 2011
There are still plenty of places to explore and things to discover on Earth, these scientists say. They described t 140 new species for 2011.
December 16, 2011
White dwarf at heart of closest supernova in 25 years
"Supernova 2011fe is like the Rosetta Stone of Type Ia supernovae," said Shri Kulkarni, who studies it. Scientists said a white dwarf resides in its center.
December 15, 2011
Smallest known black hole revealed by its heartbeat
An X-ray pattern - nicknamed a "heartbeat" because of its resemblance to an electrocardiogram - has revealed the smallest known black hole.
December 15, 2011
