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We'd like to give you a free subscription to our WORLD SCIENCE email newsletter, which contains some of the world's most exciting science news and photos long before they're in newspapers and magazines. Some of our recent story highlights are below.
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Below are some of our recent headlines:
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
* Researchers explore whether parrot has concept of zero:
Scientists are investigating whether a bird hit on a concept that mathematicians failed to grasp for centuries.
* Scientists blast hole in comet:
A projectile slammed into comet Tempel 1 with a huge blast, in the crowning moment of a mission designed to learn more about the object's structure.
* Studies back tale that banished children founded tribe:
Banished children survived in a southeast Asian jungle, it is said, to found the area's only hunter-gatherer tribe. New genetic and linguistic evidence supports key elements of the story.
* Genes behind transsexualism possibly found:
Some men are convinced they are women trapped in male bodies. Researchers say genes may be to blame.
* Giant telescope could eavesdrop on alien TV:
An enormous new telescope should be able to pick up TV and radar signals from far-off worlds, scientists say.
* Is the universe revealing its shape?
New evidence suggests the shape may be a strange form of dodecahedron, a 12-sided object.
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