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Why understanding human evolution on Earth will be absolutely essential for any future deep-space colonies to survive and thrive

March 13, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Lee G Irons, Norfolk Institute, and Morgan A Irons, Cornell University Photo of Lee and Morgan, Credit: Lee Irons and Morgan Irons Is human migration into space [...]

Astronauts in crewed Mars missions could misread vital emotional cues

March 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Tania Fitzgeorge-Balfour, Frontiers science writer Long-exposure photo of the centrifuge used to simulate microgravity in the research subjects. Image: DLR Spending an [...]

Space lettuce

March 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

Nutritious and safe crops would be a dietary supplement to assist remote space missions: Frontiers in Plant Science [...]

Red wine’s resveratrol could help Mars explorers stay strong

July 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

Nutraceuticals that preserve muscle in reduced gravity will support long-term space missions; Frontiers in Physiology [...]

Sedimentary, my dear Johnson: is NASA looking at the wrong type of rock for clues to Martian life?

May 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Scientists at the Swedish Museum of Natural History have begun compiling an atlas of fossils in volcanic rock, to guide where and what to look for in the search for Martian life; Frontiers in Earth Science [...]

Superbugs have colonized the International Space Station – but there’s a silver lining

March 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

An antimicrobial coating made of precious metals reduced growth of bacteria on contamination-prone surfaces inside the ISS, where extreme conditions can foster antibiotic-resistant superbugs; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]

Clues to Martian life found in Chilean desert

March 1, 2019 // 1 Comment

A trial NASA rover mission in the Mars-like Atacama desert has successfully recovered subterranean organisms -- strange, scattered, salt-resistant bacteria that could lead the search for Martian life deeper underground; Frontiers in Microbiology [...]