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 September 16, 2026
HEALTH US regulators approve Moderna flu vaccine Aug 06, 2026 (AFP)
Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Wednesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its new influenza vaccine, nearly six months after the regulator briefly rejected an application for review. Read more →
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Fruit flies survive, reproduce and recover under gravitational forces up to 13G in UC Riverside centrifuge study May 01, 2026 (SPX)
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Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm Apr 29, 2026 (AFP)
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Freeze-Dried Synthetic Platelets Proven Shelf-Stable for Battlefield and Remote Trauma Care Apr 29, 2026 (SPX)
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NASA Sends Miniaturized IV Fluid Generator to ISS Ahead of Deep Space Missions Apr 26, 2026 (SPX)
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Lost in space: Sperm struggles to navigate during weightless sex Mar 30, 2026 (AFP)
SPACE MEDICINE Biofilm communities seen as key to safer long term spaceflight Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
University of Houston microbiologist Madhan Tirumalai, a member of NASAs Analysis Working Groups, contributed to a new review in the journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes that pulls together existing data on biofilms from spaceflight experiments. Working in the... more
SPACE MEDICINE Simulated weightlessness alters clotting patterns in women Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
The new work, led by researchers at Simon Fraser University in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), responds to concerns raised after a 2020 International Space Station mission detected an unexpected blood clot in a female astronaut's jugular ve... more
SPACE MEDICINE UK roadmap aims to bring space made medicines to patients Mar 29, 2026 (SPX)
The unique environment of microgravity, which is impossible to replicate on Earth, can improve how complex biologic drugs form, behave and work within the human body. This has the potential to improve outcomes for people with cancer, rare diseases and other co... more
SPACE MEDICINE Open source microscope enables low cost live cell imaging in zero gravity Feb 23, 2026 (SPX)
The work, which was previously published in the journal npj Microgravity, will be highlighted at the 70th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco from February 21 to 25, 2026. The effort focuses on enabling more laboratories to carry out microgravi... more
TECH SPACE Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station Feb 18, 2026 (SPX)
Microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi can harvest crucial minerals from rocks and could provide a sustainable alternative to transporting much-needed resources from Earth. Researchers from Cornell and the University of Edinburgh collaborated to study how t... more
FLORA FAUNA UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department Feb 18, 2026 (SPX)
The contract supports the Microsystems Induced Catalysis program, an initiative that seeks to develop microsystems capable of precisely influencing the activity of molecular catalysts using physical forces imparted by the microsystem. The program addresses the... more
TECH SPACE Amazonian fish skin biofilm tested as greener food packaging option Feb 17, 2026 (SPX)
Tambatinga is produced by crossing female tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) with male pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus), and it is valued in aquaculture for its strong growth performance and collagen rich skin. Because it is a tropical species, its skin may co... more
FIRESTORM East China fireworks store explosion kills 8 Feb 16, 2026 (AFP)
Rural communities in China often light sparklers and screeching "missile" fireworks to celebrate holidays and milestones such as the Lunar New Year, which falls on Tuesday. The "improper discharge" of fireworks by one or more villagers caused an explosion at a... more
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