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Like its viral cousins, a somewhat parasitic DNA sequence called a retrotransposon has been found borrowing the cell's own machinery to achieve its goals. In a new work appearing online Wednesday in the journal Nature, a Duke University…

The revelation that ministers are considering bringing Thames Water into temporary public ownership has reopened the fierce debate over the privatisation of the country's water industry.The sudden resignation of the company's…

The point is that he, like me, could not imagine being brazen enough to put such a request to a distant work contact. As he said: “I have a roster of people that I’ve had long, trusted relationships with and I just wouldn’t reach out beyond…

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are racing to establish a presence in space. But what rights and obligations come with that?It's not clear what the rules are, even as the $460 billion space industry is growing quickly. Virgin…

Roger Binny (R) distanced himself from the 1983…

It's a powerful, hallucinogenic drug which has been used by Amazonian tribes for centuries.Yet ayahuasca's use isn't just confined to shamanistic rituals deep in the jungles of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador — or young Western travellers…

THERE is an occurrence within a societal narrative that signifies the situation has reached a point of incoherence that can’t be fixed. It’s hit the point of no return. There is no logical way to discern what is the truth and what isn’t.…

Fitbit recently filed a patent application (pdf) for a force-sensitive display that would enable blood pressure readings on wearables. But even if patents did guarantee success — which they don’t — the past few months make it hard to be…

British men are trying to lure women desperate for a baby into having unprotected sex under the pretence it's more successful than fertility treatments.MailOnline found dozens of men on a sperm donor matchmaking website claiming natural…

Nicole Muniz stressed the real world utility of the apes, including the Bored & Hungry restaurant chain. With a blast of "Break on…