Decompression sickness (DCS) arises from the formation of inert gas bubbles, chiefly nitrogen, within blood and tissues following a rapid reduction in ambient pressure. This condition, historically ...

NASA confirmed that audio from a simulation channel dedicated to dealing with disaster scenarios was inadvertently broadcast Wednesday on its YouTube channel. The audio indicated that an astronaut was ...

Just before 6:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday evening, an alarming audio was heard on the usually quiet live video feed from the International Space Station, currently home to Crew 8 and the Starliner Crew. ...

A civilian employee with the Missile Defense Agency died last year after experiencing decompression sickness aboard an Air Force C-17 during a missile testing flight, an accident investigation ...

SINGAPORE, June 13 (Reuters) - NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting ...

This small trout was found in the Otra River, 20 km below one of Norway's largest power stations. It had all the signs of gas bladder disease: protruding eyes, bleeding, infection and wear and tear on ...

World-renowned underwater cinematographer Mike Prickett -- known for his spellbinding work on such award-winning documentaries as Riding Giants and Step Into Liquid-- is currently suffering from ...

Earlier this year, a five-year-old boy was killed at an "alternative medicine clinic" in the United States, when the hyperbaric chamber he was inside caught fire and exploded. Four people have since ...