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Nine of the 10 known hypervelocity stars were probably set in motion this way, but two postdoctoral students at the Carnegie Institution of Washington suggest that the 10th, known as HE 0437-5439, came not from our galaxy but from the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Mercedes Lopez-Morales and Alcestes Bonanos analyzed the position and speed of HE 0437-5439 and calculated that if it came from the Milky Way's core, it must have been traveling for 100 million years. Yet its color and mass put its age at 35 million years. The alternative is that it came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Celestial Speeders | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

WHAT THIS MEANS Some memory loss is inevitable with age, but the improvements shown in the study suggest that at least some lapses can be held off, in part by protecting the brain with mental stimulation and keeping the heart healthy, which enhances circulation and keeps neurons active...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Senior Memories | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

WHAT THIS MEANS While the study did not explain the results, it did suggest answers. African Americans were less likely to quit if they were of normal weight or lived with other smokers, hinting that their smoking could be related to worries about weight gain or lack of support in quitting. Younger Hispanics were least likely to quit, which suggests that age-specific messages might be helpful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Race Affects Smoking | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

However, the data suggest student assessment of the new advising initiative is fairly standard across campus...

Author: By Abby D. Phillip and Charles J. Wells, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Sophomore Advising Program a Success | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...buried 12 villages, displaced around 16,000 people and caused more than a dozen deaths. Porong hasn't just been destroyed; it has been erased. Where Mudakir's house once stood, there is now a vast, gurgling expanse, with only the occasional protruding tree branch or rooftop to suggest the landscape entombed beneath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Wound in The Earth | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

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