Researchers have discovered that a fungus growing inside Chernobyl’s most radioactive reactor has developed an unusual ...

The first step on the moon was one of humanity's most exciting accomplishments. Now scientists are planning return trips—and ...

THE CHERNOBYL nuclear wasteland is home to a life form so hardy that it thrives on radiation. Since the Unit Four reactor at ...

A new predictive model of radiation effects indicates we could be vastly underestimating the damaging effects of cosmic rays on astronauts. That means a trip to Mars could include a doubling of cancer ...

Will astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That’s the question concerning University of California, Irvine scientists probing a phenomenon called “space brain.” UCI’s Charles Limoli and ...

Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel. In future, it might also be used to shield astronauts from the hazard of ...

Outer space is not exactly a friendly environment, which is why we go through great lengths before we boost people up there. Once you get a few hundred kilometers away from our beloved rocky planet ...

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