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Thursday, February 18, 2016

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Puzzling asteroid observations explained by destruction of asteroids close to Sun

Posted: 17 Feb 2016 11:03 AM PST

For two decades it was thought that most near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- asteroids and comets that may pose a hazard to life on Earth -- end their existence in a dramatic final plunge into the Sun. A new study finds instead that most of those objects are destroyed much farther from the Sun than previously thought. This surprising new discovery explains several puzzling observations that have been reported in recent years.

Socialization alters fruit fly sexuality

Posted: 17 Feb 2016 06:14 AM PST

A genetic study on the courtship behavior of mutant fruit flies may illuminate human sexual orientation.

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