DNA From a Human Brain Gene Has Turned Up In a Virus : ScienceAlert

DNA From a Human Brain Gene Has Turned Up In a Virus : ScienceAlert

Some parts of our DNA can copy themselves to new locations. Copies derived from a gene active in human brain cells appear to have taken that journey further: into a virus. The researchers found two such sequences, derived from a gene called BC200, within the molluscum contagiosum virus, which infects our skin and causes small, … Read more

Houthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capital

Houthis claim missile strike on Riyadh airport as explosions heard in Saudi capital

Published 08/10/2026 – 10:29 GMT+2•Updated 13:40 Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday they attacked King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh with a ballistic missile, as the group steps up its attacks on airports across the neighboring kingdom. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT There was no immediate confirmation of the attack or any damage or casualties from … Read more

Padres lose 2026 NLDS to Brewers

Padres lose 2026 NLDS to Brewers

SAN DIEGO — Every postseason exit hurts. They can hurt for different reasons. Everyone hurts. This one, above all, is going to hurt for what could have been. And perhaps the cruelest of all: a potential game-tying, season-saving, chaos-causing home run off the bat of Manny Machado, slammed into the wall by Brewers center fielder … Read more

Giant Fossil Turtle Found in Peru was Among Largest Freshwater Turtles Ever Known

About 10 to 15 million years ago, an extinct species of side-necked turtle called Chelus colombiana inhabited the vast wetlands of what is now northern South America. A recently described shell from the Peruvian Amazon suggests that the species grew to enormous sizes. An artistic reconstruction of Colombian Chelus. Image credit: Juan Giraldo. First described … Read more