For the first time in more than half a century, a US-built spacecraft has made a soft landing on the moon. There was high drama and plenty of intrigue on Thursday evening as Intuitive Machines attempted to land its Odysseus spacecraft in a small crater not all that far from the south pole of the … Read more
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Matt Wallace added a second round 65 to his opening 66 to take a share of the halfway lead in the Mexico Open. The Englishman … Read more
Recent developments in cancer research have highlighted the vital role of the immune system, particularly in the notable successes of cancer immunotherapy. Now, a paradigm-shifting study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York in collaboration with the University of Helsinki and Massachusetts General Hospital sheds light on … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study has revealed that employees who are more mindful in the digital workplace are better protected against stress, anxiety and overload. Researchers from the University of Nottingham’s Schools of Psychology and Medicine analyzed survey data from 142 employees. The results have been published in PLOS ONE. Ph.D. student Elizabeth … Read more
Odysseus, the first US-built spacecraft to touchdown on the moon in more than half a century, is tipped over on its side, according to an update from Nasa and Intuitive Machines, the company that built and operated the lander. The robotic lander descended on to the south polar region of the moon on Thursday at … Read more
A private U.S. lunar lander tilted over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday. Intuitive Machines, the company that built the six-footed lander, initially said the Odysseus lander was upright after touchdown Thursday. But CEO Steve Altemus said Friday the craft “caught a … Read more
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A military convoy transported a Second World War bomb through the streets of Plymouth on Friday after thousands of homes were evacuated for the risky operation. Soldiers moved the unexploded device through the … Read more
A chemical compound essential to all living things has been synthesised in a lab in conditions that could have occurred on early Earth, suggesting it played a role at the outset of life, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The compound, pantetheine, is the active fragment of Coenzyme A. It is important for … Read more
Schematic diagram of an acoustofluidic chip for shape-based separation. a A schematic diagram of the proposed acoustofluidic device. b Top-view of the midstream microchannel. c Cross-sectional view of the midstream microchannel. d A rigid ellipsoid modeled system exposed to incident plane progressive waves. Credit: Microsystems & Nanoengineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41378-023-00636-7 Thanks to the rapid progress … Read more
Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Alexis Mac Allister has a daily habit, one the vast majority of footballers past and present can only envy. It is a reminder that he won football’s ultimate prize. “I look … Read more
