Living in space presents many challenges, from extreme radiation to bone loss. However, an often-overlooked factor is the ...

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Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study publishing February 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell suggests that ...

Research on microbial responses to simulated microgravity has revealed profound alterations in growth, metabolism, gene expression and community dynamics. In space environments, the modified ...

Scientists have found that adding biochar to farm soils can help steady the release of carbon dioxide during increasingly ...