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- Robotic equivalent of a Swiss army knife: Reconfigurable robot a step toward something that can become almost anything
- Even brown dwarfs may grow rocky planets: Sizing up grains of cosmic dust around failed star
- Dates in December: What's in a number?
- Alcoholic fly larvae need fix for learning
| Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:27 AM PST The device doesn't look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the long-range possibilities it represents, are quite remarkable.  |
| Even brown dwarfs may grow rocky planets: Sizing up grains of cosmic dust around failed star Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:51 AM PST Astronomers have for the first time found that the outer region of a dusty disc encircling a brown dwarf contains millimeter-sized solid grains like those found in denser discs around newborn stars. The surprising finding challenges theories of how rocky, Earth-scale planets form, and suggests that rocky planets may be even more common in the Universe than expected.  |
| Dates in December: What's in a number? Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST A professor says dates that might appeal to the public like 12-12-12 or the 12-21-12 end of the Mayan calendar don't have mystical meanings.  |
| Alcoholic fly larvae need fix for learning Posted: 29 Nov 2012 10:04 AM PST Fly larvae fed on alcohol-spiked food for a period of days grow dependent on those spirits for learning. The findings show how overuse of alcohol can produce lasting changes in the brain, even after alcohol abuse stops.  |
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