Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and ...

Space travel accelerates the ageing of human stem cells, reveals new research. Spaceflight speeds up the ageing of cells which are “vital” to blood and immune system health, say American scientists.

Current tsunami warning systems rely on seismic data to estimate whether an undersea quake could produce a tsunami, and on ...

Chromosomes are structures made of protein and DNA code, and would unravel and lose proper function without the telomeres ...

Life on the International Space Station isn't always easy. There's not a lot of room, no showers, and no laundry. Photos show ...

The idea of warp drive—the ability to travel faster than the speed of light—has fascinated humanity for decades. It began as a fictional concept in Star Trek and Star Wars, fueling imaginations and ...

For years, doctors and scientists have tracked how space changes the human body. Astronauts often come back with weaker muscles, thinner bones, and immune systems that do not respond as well as before ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory develops a test bed to simulate space nuclear reactors for future Mars missions.