The conflict between the brain's expectation of Earth's gravity and the reality of no gravity causes space motion sickness.

Experimental design (a) and results for the space experiment (b) and the ground-based control experiments (c & d). BMIE: the normalized BM inversion effect; BMUpr & BMInv: task performances for the ...

Artificial gravity has long been the stuff of science fiction. Picture the wheel-shaped ships from films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Martian, imaginary craft that generate their own gravity by ...

To what extent has Earth’s gravity shaped our cognitive and brain functions? Utilizing spaceflight and a ground-based analog, a new study shows that the human brain relies on bodily gravitational ...

To what extent has Earth's gravity shaped our cognitive and brain functions? Utilizing spaceflight and a ground-based analog, a new study shows that the human brain relies on bodily gravitational ...

DANBURY -- The kids pushed and pulled. They did back rolls and somersaults. One twirled. A couple pushed a wagon and slithered down a slide, and two did a little break-dancing. This was a science ...

A 1972 motorcycle accident introduced me to the laws of physics and the effects of hitting hard objects at speed. What started as a pleasant ride through Richland traumatically ended with deep scars ...