World Science: Ancient penguins, floating cities and helpful chimps Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:48:57 -0400 * Egyptian queen identified based on tooth:
Researchers believe they have found the mummy
of Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt's most famous queen.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070626_hatshepsut.htm


* Cat family tree analyzed:
Housecats trace their ancestry back to Near Eastern
wildcats, a study indicates.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070628_cat.htm


* Warm rock keeps North America from 
drowning, geologists say:
Much of the continent would sink were it not for
heat that makes rock buoyant, research has found.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070628_warmrock.htm


* Human-like altruism claimed in chimps:
Scientists tend to assume that purely unselfish
behavior, if it exists, is unique to people.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070626_chimp-altruism.htm


* Ancient giant penguins liked it hot:
New finds shed light on the world of ancient
penguins, some of which were as tall as many
humans.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070625_penguin.htm


* Intelligence favors first-borns, study finds:
Eldest siblings score slightly higher on
intelligence tests than younger ones, a study has
found.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070622_birth-order.htm


* Ancient wolves had bone-crushing teeth, 
scientists find:
A specialized breed of gray wolves once roamed
Alaska's icy expanses, a study indicates.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070621_wolves.htm


* SCIENCE IN IMAGES:
It looks like some bizarre, ancient white 
tadpole, but it's a deep-sea fish.

http://www.world-science.net

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