Science Quiz | 75 years of the UNIVAC I computer
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Bacteria produce a torque that can drive microscopic machines
In an experiment with six pucks with narrow channels suspended in a bath of E. coli, all pucks spun clockwise. Scientists said this marks the first step towards developing ‘chiral fluids’. | Photo Credit: Grober, D., Dhar, T., Saintillan, D. et al., Nat. Phys. (2026) Escherichia coli bacteria are the workhorse of microbiology labs. These … Read more
Early screen use stunts vital social, sensory growth of kids, experts warn
Be it our phones, tablets or our laptops — everyday, we interact with various digital devices designed to make our lives easier. Especially since the pandemic, even children have been exposed to this electric world at a very young age. Earlier, parents would desperately brandish toys to distract crying children, now they tamp down tantrums … Read more
Artemis II astronauts reach orbit on historic mission to moon and back
NASA’s Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, soars into the sky from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. on Wednesday (April 1, 2026). | Photo Credit: Reuters The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II have reached orbit. … Read more
NASA’s Moon flyby mission primed for launch
Four astronauts are set to embark Wednesday (April 1, 2026) on a trip around the Moon marking humankind’s deepest venture into space, an odyssey that aims to launch the US into a new era of interstellar exploration. The NASA mission dubbed Artemis 2 has been years in the making after facing repeated setbacks and massive … Read more
NASA Artemis II Launch LIVE: NASA launch team gets official ‘go’ for tanking rockets
NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission, with the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, sits on Pad 39B ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The NASA Artemis II mission … Read more
The rare whale species in the way of Trump’s oil drilling plan
In this 2024 image provided by U.S. NOAA Fisheries, a Rice’s whale is visible from onboard the NOAA Twin Otter aircraft off the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. | Photo Credit: AP One of the world’s rarest whales lives in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil … Read more
What the study of the mutant gene behind aggressive adult leukaemia can offer for treatment
Certain kinds of mutations in gene TP53, which encodes the p53 tumour suppressor protein, often dubbed the ‘guardian of the genome’, could perhaps be making acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) one of the hardest cancers to treat, new research has found. The study, led by Caner Saygin, assistant professor at the University of Chicago Medicine, was recently … Read more
‘I’m really proud’: Victor Glover — first Black astronaut candidate reflects on historic Moon mission
In the 1960s Ed Dwight was the first Black astronaut candidate — but he never got his chance to go to the Moon. He said he’s now living out that once-denied dream vicariously through Victor Glover, who is set to make history on the Artemis 2 Moon mission that could take off as soon as … Read more
Artemis II, the international space race, and what is at stake for the U.S.
The NASA Artemis II mission is set to launch no earlier than April 1, 2026. If the lift-off is successful, the giant rocket will send humans to near the moon for the first time in more than half a century. In so doing, it will make an important milestone for the U.S. space programme. Its … Read more