Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station work out two hours a day to fend off the bone and muscle loss that happens outside the pull of Earth’s gravity. But what if a drug could replace that ...

Super-muscular mice may now reveal a way to keep astronauts from losing muscle and bone in the microgravity of space, a new study finds. A major challenge astronauts face during prolonged space ...