The new study involved taking a fresh look at the "Altamura Man," which is an exceptionally well-preserved Neanderthal ...

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The moss was attached to the International Space Station, fully exposed to the harsh environment of the cosmos. Not only did ...

The latest trio — Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang — are the crew of the Shenzhou-21 mission, whose return capsule was ...

Mosses, like the tardigrades of the plant world, are known to withstand extreme conditions, including harsh radiation and dehydration.

Moss has the potential to provide food for astronauts of the future, according to a study that exposed one of Earth's oldest ...

Low gravity and intense cosmic radiation, which ages cells, could unlock treatments for currently incurable diseases, ...

To see, Fujita’s team turned to Physcomitrium patens, a well-studied species moss commonly called spreading earthmoss. They ...

European Space Agency says milestone highlights both Earth’s vulnerability and advances in planetary-defense science - ...

Researchers will examine their behaviour and key physiological and biochemical indicators to preliminarily analyse the stress ...

I previewed three artifacts at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center’s Kent Kresa Space Gallery, including a walk-through rocket booster.