Blind mole vision
A mole species whose eyelids are permanently closed can see after all, researchers have found. Iberian moles use their light-sensitive cells to tell night from day and to avoid light (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, ).
Hubble galaxy vision
Possibly the oldest galaxies ever observed have been spied by the Hubble Space Telescope. Using the near-infrared Wide Field Camera 3, which was upgraded earlier this year, Hubble imaged galaxies further away than was previously possible, 600 million years after the big bang.
HIV pawprint
The DNA equivalent of a feline pawprint has been found…
