Other-worldy dust mites and an insight in tiny human brains were
among the week's intriguing discoveries:  1. Tiny Find: Stardust
From Beyond our Solar System? Earth may be host to some far-
from-home specks. Seven tiny grains of rock sent back to Earth
by a NASA spacecraft are believed to be the first from outside
our solar system.  2. Newborns' Brains Grow 1% a Day: The first
study of its kind shows that newborns' brains grow fast—figure a
staggering 1% a day immediately after birth, though it slows to
about half that rate by the end of three months. The brains of
preemies grow even faster.  3. 'Evil Eye' Box Uncovered in
Ancient Cemetery: People in the ancient kingdom of Kush not only
believed in the afterlife, they apparently feared the evil
eye—in the afterlife. Archaeologists excavating a 2,000-year-old
cemetery near the Nile River in Sudan say that among many
artifacts, they found a box decorated with eyes likely thought
to protect the deceased.  4. How to Change a Woman's Biological
Clock: Ladies, you