This week's science news included the first-ever observation by scientists of singularities in combined light and sound waves that moved faster than the speed of light and potentially reveal hidden processes in physics, chemistry, and biology. Despite claims that human evolution has slowed down, a study of West Eurasians has found that natural selection led to an increase in light skin, red hair, and resistance to HIV and leprosy over the past 10,000 years. The most thorough-ever study of the cosmos also revealed that Stephen Hawking's information paradox regarding the space-time ruptures could be solved if the universe has seven dimensions. A study also found that a large DNA study led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness. Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos. A new study suggests lobsters feel pain, leading scientists to call for a ban on boiling them alive.