NASA’s AVATAR experiment uses organ chip models from astronauts to study bone marrow and immune response in microgravity and deep space radiation environments.

In 1979, the National Commission published The Belmont Report, which identifies three basic principles for the ethical conduct of research with human subjects: respect for persons, beneficence, and ...

This episode comes to us from the podcast at SF Public Press. “Exposed” opens a window into the little-known history of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. The sprawling abandoned naval base, in San ...

Radiation is one of the key challenges faced by astronauts living and working beyond the protective shield of Earth's atmosphere. Neutron radiation, which constitutes about 30% of ...

Nearly 40 years after the catastrophic nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, scientists continue to uncover surprising forms of life thriving where humans cannot. Among the most extraordinary discoveries is ...