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Topics and developments in science and medicine, presented by Futurism.
Artificial Mini-Magnetospheres: How Future Cities Could Be Shielded from Radiation
Radiation is one of the most serious—and often invisible—threats facing humanity as it moves toward an era of space exploration and extraterrestrial settlement. Beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field, humans are exposed to constant streams of solar wind, cosmic rays, and high-energy particles capable of damaging DNA, disrupting electronics, and shortening human lifespans. Even on Earth, powerful solar storms can threaten satellites, power grids, and communication systems.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
Longevity Research: How Life Beyond Earth Could Slow Down Aging
For decades, the idea that living beyond Earth could extend the human lifespan sounded like pure science fiction. But today, researchers in biomedicine, space physiology, and astrobiology are beginning to uncover a surprising possibility: certain aspects of life in space may actually reveal how aging works — and how it might be slowed down.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
New Frontiers in Space Radiation Protection: Tissue Implants and Genetic Modifications
As humanity pushes further into deep space—toward permanent lunar bases, multi-year missions to Mars, and eventually interplanetary travel—one invisible threat becomes increasingly central to mission planning: radiation. Not the background radiation we face on Earth, but intense fluxes of charged particles, galactic cosmic rays, and unpredictable solar storms. Over long durations, these particles damage DNA, increase cancer risk, disrupt neurological function, and weaken cardiovascular health. Traditional shielding has reached its limits, and this has driven scientists to explore a surprisingly promising direction: biological protection from the inside out.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
Expedition 33
The name Expedition 33 does tend to have that sci-fi movie feeling, but this is an expedition that really happened. It was a vital stage in human space flight aboard the station. Members from various countries participated during this mission to perform high-class scientific research.
By iftikhar Ahmad2 months ago in Futurism
Cities on Mars Built Inside Craters: Vertical Greenhouses Rising Along Ancient Walls
As humanity moves closer to building permanent settlements on Mars, one question becomes more urgent than ever: how do we create habitats that are both safe and self-sustaining in one of the harshest environments in the Solar System? Surprisingly, part of the answer may already exist on the Red Planet itself. The natural architecture of Martian craters offers an elegant solution: entire cities carved into the crater walls, lined with towering vertical greenhouses that glow with life.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
A Breakthrough Device Can Turn Martian Sand into Concrete
For decades, scientists and engineers have been wrestling with one critical question: how can humans build on Mars without bringing tons of materials from Earth? The dream of establishing a long-term settlement on the Red Planet depends on solving this exact challenge. Now, a team of researchers has unveiled a device that could completely transform Martian exploration — a compact machine capable of converting Martian sand, or regolith, into durable concrete. This invention may become the technological cornerstone of future Martian habitats, landing pads, and even entire cities.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
A Breakthrough Biopolymer Could Enable Full-Scale Construction on Mars
For decades, the idea of building homes and research bases directly on the surface of Mars existed somewhere between science fiction and long-term planning. The Red Planet is one of the most hostile environments ever considered for human settlement: freezing temperatures, dangerously thin atmosphere, intense radiation, and a complete absence of traditional construction resources. Yet a new scientific breakthrough suggests that the challenges of off-world construction may be far more solvable than previously believed.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
A Giant Spinning Cylinder for a Million People: Scientists Reveal Their Most Ambitious Habitat Concept Yet
Imagine walking through a city where the horizon curves upward instead of disappearing into the distance, where sunlight pours in through angled mirrors rather than an open sky, and where lush green parks stretch not across the ground, but along the rising interior walls of an enormous rotating world. This is not a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster. It is a new large-scale engineering proposal developed by a team of astrophysicists and space architects: a massive, rotating space cylinder designed to host up to one million permanent residents.
By Holianyk Ihor2 months ago in Futurism
Australia Cloud Storage Market: Data Security, Digital Transformation & the Rise of Scalable Storage Solutions. AI-Generated.
According to IMARC Group, the Australia cloud storage market reached USD 2,351.80 Million in 2024. Looking ahead, the market is projected to rise to USD 9,225.23 Million by 2033, registering a strong CAGR of 16.40% during 2025–2033.
By Kevin Cooper2 months ago in Futurism
Are We Becoming Cyborgs? A Look at Humanity’s Future in a Tech-Obsessed World
The last 100 years have been downright crazy when it comes to technological progress. I mean, for thousands of years, humans slowly invented things, but nothing, nothing compares to what we’ve seen in just a single century. We went from horse-drawn carriages to landing on the moon, and now we’ve got phones that can basically do everything… except, unfortunately, make us a sandwich.
By Areeba Umair2 months ago in Futurism
