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Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, wearing a blue shirt and black athletic pants, performs a deadlift exercise using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) aboard the International Space Station. The aRED machine, equipped with metal bars and vacuum cylinders, provides resistance training to help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength in microgravity. The surrounding area is filled with white padded walls, equipment, and storage bags, characteristic of the ISS interior.

Space exploration

Workouts in space

Published Feb 13, 2025

Jumping workouts could help astronauts on the moon and Mars, study in mice suggests

Seismology

Study debunks nuclear test misinformation

Published Feb 4, 2025

JHU-led study on 2024 Iran earthquake shows potential consequences of mishandling and misinterpreting scientific information, particularly during periods of international conflict

Animal cognition

Don't know something? Apes can tell

Published Feb 3, 2025

Bonobos realize when humans miss information and communicate accordingly

A colorful illustration of a human abdominal cavity showing internal organs

Artificial intelligence

AI-powered map of the abdomen could help find cancer early on

Published Feb 3, 2025

Hopkins researchers use AI to create the largest, most comprehensive dataset of abdominal organs to date

A firefighter battles a wildfire amid scorched brush

Q+A

Defense against future wildfires

Published Jan 30, 2025

Structural design and resilience expert Thomas Gernay says fire-resistant building designs are key to protecting communities from increasingly destructive wildfires

Two side-by-side headshots of Jean Fan and Casey Taylor.

Faculty honors

Hopkins scientists receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Published Jan 23, 2025

Biomedical engineering researchers Jean Fan, Casey Taylor among a select group of scientists and engineers recognized

EEG wave in human brain, brain wave patterns on electroencephalogram

Biomedical engineering

New tool uses routine EEGs to cut epilepsy misdiagnoses

Published Jan 22, 2025

EpiScalp could significantly reduce false positives and spare patients from medication side effects, driving restrictions, and other quality-of-life challenges linked to misdiagnoses