Science News Posted January 22, 2014: Galaxi

Posted January 22, 2014:

• Galaxies on FIRE: Star Feedback Results in Less Massive Galaxies


• Differences in Mammal Responses to Climate Change Demonstrated


• Humanity's Most Common Male Ancestor Emerged Earlier Than Thought: 209,000 Years Ago, Study Finds


• Bright Star Reveals New Neptune-Size Exoplanet


• Herschel Telescope Detects Water on Dwarf Planet in Asteroid Belt


• Polar Bear Diet Changes as Sea Ice Melts


• Analysis of Salamander Jump Reveals an Unexpected Twist


• Parental Exposure to Marijuana Linked to Drug Addiction, Compulsive Behavior in Unexposed Progeny, Rodent Sudy Finds


• Famine, Not Calcium Absorption, May Have Driven Evolution of Milk Tolerance in Europeans


• Fever-Reducing Meds May Help Spread the Flu

Posted January 21, 2014:

• Engineers Create Light-Activated 'Curtains'


• E-Whiskers: Highly Sensitive Tactile Sensors Developed for Robotics and Other Applications


• How the Genetic Blueprints for Limbs Came from Fish


• Air Pollution from Asia Affecting World's Weather


• Turkeys Inspire Smartphone-Capable Early Warning System for Toxins


• Seeing Things: A New Transparent Display System Could Provide Heads-Up Data


• Energy-Dense Sugar Battery Created


• Pathogenic Plant Virus Jumps to Honeybees, May Explain Bee Population Decline


• The Brain's RAM: Rats, Like Humans, Have a 'Working Memory'


• New Discoveries Show Biological Formation of Oxygen in Soils