ESA's Planetary Defence team The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the naming of ten asteroids – and one comet – after people and places linked to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) efforts to protect…
New Insights into the Forms of Metal-Organic Frameworks
A new study, affiliated with South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), has introduced a new novel design strategy for synthesizing various forms of metal–organic materials (MOMs). [caption id="attachment_11428" align="alignnone" width="640"] From…
Insidious wasp gets ahead by tunneling through host’s…
Rice University scientists find 'crypt-keeper' parasite infects another parasite, modifies its behavior HOUSTON – Gall wasps may feel confident as they infest oak trees for shelter and sustenance, but their wasp enemy has an even more…
Manipulating gene expression precisely using light
A Hokkaido University researcher has successfully developed a method to accurately manipulate gene expression by light illumination and demonstrated its usability by creating double-headed zebrafish. [caption id="attachment_11419" align="alignnone" width="846"] Zebrafish embryos expressing a fluorescent gene…
Mapping the migration of house shrews
The distribution of house shrews in the coastal areas from Asia to East Africa suggests a wider trade network in the middle-modern ages. [caption id="attachment_11416" align="alignnone" width="616"] A house shrew captured in southwest Iran (Length:…