Malaysia released about 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes into a forest in the first experiment of its kind in Asia aimed at curbing dengue fever, officials said Wednesday. The field test is meant to pave the way for the use of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti male mosquitoes to mate with females and produce no offspring or ones with shorter lives, thus curtailing the mosquito population. Only female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes spread dengue fever, which killed 134 people in Malaysia last year.…

A new dinosaur species, whose weight was similar to a parrot’s and had only one digit, has been discovered. Scientists view the rare solitary digit as evidence that the evolution of dinosaurs was more complex than they first believed. The dinosaur’s fossilised remains were found in rocks formed from 84 million to 75 million years ago in Linhe, a city near the Yellow River in China.…

The event, whereby the International Space Station (ISS) appears in front of a full moon, happens more often than one would think. It crosses directly in front of the moon (a lunar transit) once every two or three days (during the night hours), and only lasts a couple seconds (the ISS orbits at 7.7 km/s). Catching it during a full moon on a clear night like this photo, however, is probably a once every few lunar cycle opportunity.…

FOR one million dollars, you could buy a house, a luxury yacht or a lifetime’s supply of fancy clothes. Or you could find out the real name of Banksy. An eBay user called “jaybuysthings” is currently auctioning off the opportunity to discover the true identity of the mysterious British graffiti artist.

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