From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri Jan 03 2003 - 05:24:30 PST
TOP STORIES:
Habitable planets may be common
One in four of the planetary systems identified outside the Solar
System is capable of harbouring Earth-like planets
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993223
EDITOR'S CHOICE:
Chatting with the chimps
Kanzi is an adult bonobo, or pygmy chimpanzee. He has grown up among
humans, and is adept at communicating with symbols. He understands
spoken English, and can respond to phrases such as "do you want a
banana?" Now, Kanzi has surprised his trainers at Georgia State
University in Atlanta by appearing to make up his own "words". This
is the most convincing evidence yet that apes can make sounds that
carry a particular meaning. It is also the latest challenge to the
orthodox view that animals don't have language...
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993218
Man's early hunting role in doubt
Instead of man the hunter, the driving force behind a key human
evolutionary surge may have been woman the gatherer
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993222
First cloned baby "born on 26 December"
The cult-linked company Clonaid says the results of genetic tests
will prove the baby girl is a clone - but many experts are sceptical
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993217
AND FINALLY...
Why are scenes of mountains, water, trees, sun, snow, etcetera so
heart-warming and beautiful? Why do gentlemen prefer blondes? This
year's Feedback Christmas Competition asked readers to think of a
human trait or behaviour and then provide their own evolutionary
explanation for it. Don't miss the final batch of winning entries...
http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/opfeedback.jsp?id=ns237699
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