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

Simulated effects of microgravity significantly affect rhythmicity and sleep in humans, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Such disturbances could negatively affect the physiology and ...

This review finds that short-term simulated microgravity offers a novel, non-invasive approach to treating degenerative disc disease (DDD) and aiding sports recovery. It works by rehydrating discs, ...

Researching the immune system in space could have payoffs for human aging on earth. Scientists have revealed how the lack of gravity affects the cells of the immune system at single cell resolution.

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS-Canada) has selected the four finalist teams among a pool of applications for its latest initiative, the Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A four-legged robot named Olympus was "mounted upside down to a floating platform at the European Space Agency’s ORBIT facility," ...

Deep space is most likely going to be humanity’s final frontier, and space travel will undoubtedly become much more common in the future. However, space is a very hostile environment not only because ...

Microgravity offers a disruptive environment for drug discovery by removing convection and sedimentation. This enables higher-quality protein crystals, more physiologically relevant 3D cell cultures, ...