Tsukuba Gakuensai (Festival) 2008

"The University of Tsukuba, Japan, Gakuensai (School Festival) 2008 was conducted on the 11th til the 13th of October. Gakuensai literally means school festival. Take a plunge! Take a look at some cool photos and video taken and covered."

Evolution: Stink bug guts reveal DNA surprise

From the New Scientist: The gut bacteria of the humble stinkbug could reveal intriguing insights into the evolutionary origins of disease-causing bacteria, researchers say. ...To their surprise, the stinkbug DNA family tree pattern proved identical to the bacterial DNA family...