South Africans will be commemorating Human Rights Day on 21 March. Various activities will be held in different parts of the country to reflect and appreciate the freedom South Africa enjoys today ...

However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the weightlessness of space can take years from which to fully recover. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore ...

Future drugs and even gene therapies could enhance the body's defenses against space radiation. "There's a lot of research into that area," said Urquieta. Preventing infighting among teams will be ...

Some of the health risks astronauts face in deep space are well-documented and managed This photo provided by NASA shows the four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, including NASA ...

Article continues below Space is a pretty hostile environment for the human body, meaning this prolonged stay on the space station likely had a significant impact on the astronauts' health ...

Without Earth’s gravitational pull, the body sheds bone density at a rate of about 1% per ... increasing the risk of cancer and potential DNA damage. Long-term effects on human genetics are still ...

Archaeological excavation at the Sima del Elefante, Atapuerca, Burgos. (Maria D. Guillén/IPHES-CERCA) The earliest evidence of human activity at the "gates of Europe" dates back to around 2 million ...