Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

Scientists are learning what short and long-duration space missions do to human bodies. Some changes are common like a puffier face, bone loss, and less sleep. Here are nine ways the harsh conditions ...

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronaut Rick Mastracchio on an EVA as part of Space Shuttle Endeavour's mission to the ...

Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing embryo” by guiding the formation of the spine and nervous system. Previous attempts to create a ...

The first time you experience weightlessness in space, Tom Marshburn told me, all the noise and pressure of launch suddenly disappear. One moment, the roar of engines shakes every bone in your body; ...

Stem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even more challenging. Human stem cells get worn out and age much faster in space, ...