Like stretch marks left on skin that expanded too quickly or cracks embedded in freezing ice, cosmic strings are artifacts of ...

If there were ever an animal that seemed built for space, it might be the water bear. Also known as tardigrades, these microscopic creatures already sound like science fiction. They survive being ...

Space shifts the position of the brain in the skull, causing orientation problems that could complicate plans to live on the ...

New research into the health effects of spaceflight has shown astronauts' brains change position and shape over time.

On the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are humans on the precipice of not only being visitors to outer space, but also becoming permanent residents? Namrata Goswami, ...

Although science fiction is not real, several shows base their ideas on what we know about science relating to space and time ...