Recent discoveries have unveiled the surprising resilience of certain bacteria, capable of surviving the harsh vacuum of ...

A student-led experiment compares bacterial protein synthesis on Earth and in the ISS under microgravity conditions.

Scientists have recently made groundbreaking discoveries about microbes that can survive in the harsh vacuum of space. This finding challenges our understanding of life’s resilience and opens up new ...

Researchers successfully grew tea in soil modeled after the moon, offering insights for space and Earth farming ...

With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have discovered a rare pair of "Odd Radio Circles" overlapping in space.

New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, ...

Scientists have discovered fresh signs that Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, could potentially house alien life deep within its ...

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.

According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, time passes more slowly in space. As a result, astronauts would experience a delay in aging. However, scientists found that space travel may have the ...

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about ...

The White House's Office of Management and Budget is looking into tearing NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery into pieces to move ...