News Topic: Science buzz
Artemis II and names aboard
NEWS SUMMARY NASA’s Artemis II mission, planned for February 2026, will send four astronauts around the far side of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. Along with the crew, more than 1.5 million names from people around the world will travel on a microchip inside the Orion spacecraft. Anyone can take […]
Understanding the risks of tattoos
NEWS SUMMARY Scientists are discovering that tattoo ink can affect the immune system. Ink particles do not stay in the skin – they can travel to lymph nodes and interact with immune cells. Some pigments, especially in red, yellow and orange inks, may cause allergies, inflammation, or other long-term effects. Tattoo inks can contain metals […]
Mosquito mouthparts used for 3D printing
NEWS SUMMARY Researchers at McGill University in Canada have developed a 3D printing technique called 3D necroprinting. They used the proboscis of a female mosquito as a natural nozzle, which can print very fine structures as thin as 20 micrometres at low cost. The nozzles fit existing 3D printers and last up to two weeks […]
New dinosaur species discovered
NEWS SUMMARY Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species called Istiorachis macarthurae. The species, which was named after a famous sailor, lived around 120 million years ago in what is now the Isle of Wight (the UK). It weighed about one tonne and had a sail-like structure along its back. Dr. Jeremy Lockwood, the lead […]
Possible life beyond Earth
NEWS SUMMARY A team of astronomers studying the atmospheres of exoplanets in search for biosignatures (features that can be evidence of past or present life) found dimethyl sulfide (DMS) molecules in the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b. DMS on Earth is mostly produced by marine algae, which led the astronomers to consider the exoplanet […]
