Tapeworm eggs found in fossilized poop
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-science-brief/69169-tapeworm-eggs-found-in-fossilized-poop
Paleontology isn't always about tyrannosaurs and pterodons: sometimes it's quite a lot less glamorous. All the same, you've got to take your hats off to the team at Brazil's Federal University of Rio Grande, for their investigation into ancient tapeworms.
'Super-croc' discovered in museum drawer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21220499
Long-forgotten remains of a giant dolphin-shaped crocodilian "super-predator" that could devour ancient beasts its size and larger have now been discovered in a museum drawer in Scotland, researchers say.
'Airmageddon': China smog raises modernisation doubts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-21272328
All week in Beijing, in offices and homes, in lifts and shops, restaurants, taxis and buses, one topic has dominated conversation - Beijing's foul air.
Star Not Too Old to Have Planets After All
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/10millionyearold-star-possibly-making-new-planets/article4365418.ece
Disks of matter thought to be too old to serve as planetary nurseries may still be capable of forming worlds, surprised researchers announced today (Jan. 30).
Pretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life
http://www.independent.ie/and-finally/superhero-volunteers-more-helpful-3370866.html
I won't lie -- I usually find it cute when my sons and my husband geek out over Superman or Batman. But there are times when the antics wear thin.
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