* Star with vast tail astonishes scientists: The object is in a sense a real shooting star, unlike most "shooting stars" which are rocks in the sky,...
* Scientists recreate "Hydra" of myth, in miniature: In the ancient Greek tale, the hero Hercules kills a many-headed monster that could regrow its heads. ...
* Cops racist in shooting? Not as much as the rest of us: A study has found little evidence that police shoot unarmed black people more readily than unarmed ...
* New World's first gunshot victim identified: An Inca rebel of the 1500s is the first documented gunshot victim in the Americas, archaeologists say. ...
* First patent claimed on man-made life form, and challenged: A research institute is seeking a patent on what could be the first largely man-made organism. ...
* Dolphin braininess due to social life, studies suggest: Dolphins and their kin are widely thought to be among the cleverest creatures. But what might have ...
* Antibiotic resistance genes in our food?: The food we eat could be fueling the disturbing spread of antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists warn. ...
* Ape facial expressions foster group harmony, study finds: Facial expressions may have evolved as a sort of social glue in our ape-like ancestors, researchers...
* Death from across the galaxy: Explosions called gamma-ray bursts could beam lethal radiation across a galaxy, frying life forms along the way, a study has...
* Sun's "twin" found, as embryo: It's one of four newfound "proto-stars" that are probably the youngest ever imaged by astronomers, researchers said. ...
* "Youth" pills, hawked online, win over top scientists: A company selling pills with "youth-prolonging" molecules has snagged a leading biologist and a Nobel...
* Homer's Ithaca possibly found: British researchers say they may have solved a centuries-old mystery. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070110_ithaca.htm...
