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Starkman's conception of ether, however, is very different from the outmoded 19th-century one
— he thinks that ether affects the pull of gravity, not the movement of light waves.

In Starkman's theory of how ether works, "when ether is around, the rubber sheet gets softer. So when you put a large mass on the sheet, the effect of the mass goes out further."

According to a recent study, women are aroused by watching monkey sex. Sure, they're more aroused by watching human sex, but the loving habits of the bonobo are enough to bring out the primate in any civilized lady.

Workers police their sisters in order to prevent them from laying eggs, or starve them to keep them from becoming queens. Some species of workers use smell to ferret out sisters that are cheating the system by producing eggs. Queens are no better, and in general try to control everything, sometimes beating workers to get more out of them.

In the end, insect societies appear to be as corrupt as our own.

HAT-P-1 does not appear to have a solid core.

The planet's large size and low density can't be explained by current theories of giant planet formation. Scientists suggest that additional heat in its interior could account for its "puffed-up" size, but as yet they can't explain how such heat could be generated.

The move has been welcomed by Canberra animal rights advocates.

"It's definitely a lot better than shooting kangaroos," Animal Liberation spokeswoman Simone Gray told Reuters

By observing a massive collision between two large clusters of galaxies, astronomers have detected what they say could only be the signature of dark matter.

The bulk of visible matter has been separated from the majority of mass—which therefore must be dark matter.

I designed a devastatingly handsome couple called Julia and James Smith. On their first night together they refused to share the cheap bed I'd bought them (it turned out they needed a better relationship). This meant they were exhausted the following day, performed badly at work and lost their jobs. They had no 'cooking skills' so their kitchen caught fire and they nearly died. It all seemed far too close to my real life.

Because the object is so far away, the astronomers are actually looking at something from 12 billion years ago, a mere 2 billion years after the universe is believed to have been formed in the big bang.

This young galactic blob could reveal how and when the earliest galaxies formed.

In the U.S., only 14 percent of adults thought that evolution was "definitely true," while about a third firmly rejected the idea.

In European countries, including Denmark, Sweden, and France, more than 80 percent of adults surveyed said they accepted the concept of evolution.

Drawing on a wide range of studies to cross-match faith – measured by belief in God and acceptance of evolution – with homicide and sexual behavior, Paul found that secular societies have lower rates of violence and teenage pregnancy than societies where many people profess belief in God.

Villagers and sightseers watch on August 1 as the volcano undergoes a mild eruption.

But it's far past time to leave.

The volcano sent six plumes of ash high into the air today, prompting officials to intensify eruption warnings and step up evacuations near the mountain