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Viable Cold-Loving Yeasts Grown From Ötzi the Iceman

The June 3, 2026 peer-reviewed study finds living ice-adapted fungi on the mummy, prompting experts to call for continuous microbial surveillance.

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Study Finds Rare, Large-Effect Genes Often Explain Extreme Human Traits

Study Links Human Right-Handedness to Bipedalism and Brain Expansion

SpaceX Dragon Docks With ISS, Delivering 6,500 Pounds of Science and Supplies

Fruit Flies Endure Up to 13G, Then Recover, UC Riverside Study Finds

Thousands of Blue ‘By-the-Wind Sailors’ Wash Ashore at San Francisco’s Baker Beach

Injection Eases Breathing in Flat-Faced Dogs in Small Australian Trial

Nosferatu Spider Reaches Northern Germany

Microgravity Scrambles Sperm Navigation, Lab Study Finds

Simulated Low Gravity Hinders Sperm Navigation and Early Embryo Development

ISS Mouse Study Finds 0.67 g Threshold for Preserving Muscle Function

India Karuna Collaborative Launches National Platform Linking Animal Welfare to Health, Climate and the Economy

Study Suggests Human Breasts Evolved to Help Keep Newborns Warm

NASA Awards Axiom Space Fifth Private ISS Mission for Earliest Launch in January 2027

Spaceflight Roadmap Elevates Biofilms as a Priority for Long-Duration Missions

Spaceflight Tied to Rapid, Reversible Epigenetic Aging in Axiom-2 Crew

Study in PNAS Finds Astronauts’ Brains Shift Upward and Back After Spaceflight

Social Partners' Genes Sway Gut Microbiomes, Rat Megastudy Finds

Flinders Team Publishes Open Database Cataloging Health-Promoting Microbes and Natural Compounds

ISS Sets Record With All Eight Docking Ports Occupied