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Habitable Zones Around Red Dwarfs Larger Than First Thought Scientists have recently established that habitable zones around red dwarf stars are in fact about 30 percent larger than initially reported. A habitable (or Goldilocks) zone is an area around a star where temperatures are just right to support the existence of liquid water on the surface of an object. Earth lies rig... 24 October 2011 10:59 GMT Newborns with Depressed Moms May Become Depressed Themselves In a new study, experts demonstrated that newborns whose mothers still suffered from postpartum depression months after giving birth were most likely to be at an increased risk of displaying symptoms associated with the condition themselves. New mothers are very likely to experience depression for a few weeks after g... 17 June 2011 08:38 GMT Metal Eating Worms Could Help Reduce Pollution Some three new metal-eating worm species were found in landfills in the United Kingdom, thriving under layers of heavy metal rich deposits. Scientists say they appear to have developed a "taste" for heavy metals, such as lead, zinc, arsenic, and copper, which they digest and then excrete into nature in a slightly dif... 8 October 2008 02:09 GMT