You may have seen soldiers sitting on a helicopter's edge and wondered how they don't fall out. While it looks like magic, ...

The g-force of getting to near-lightspeed would be monumental, unless you sped up very carefully. Humans are adapted to survive at 1 g, the gravitational force on Earth.

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

In flight, levels of acceleration known as G-force vary, and when pilots experience its highest levels, the pressure of gravity pushes blood to the lower half of the human body, causing low blood ...

The head of the Smithsonian Institution is apologizing for the dark history behind its collection of human remains. In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the ...

For aspiring new members of the Air Force, the percentage of body fat allowed has risen to 26% BMI (Body Mass Index) for males and 36% for females. The previous requirement was 20% for males and ...

The Air Force expects its new increased body fat limits to allow 50 to 100 more recruits to join the service per month, though Brown added that estimate is based partially on anecdotal evidence.

This task force will promote respectful engagement with descendants and descendant communities and develop a Smithsonian-wide policy for the appropriate handling of human remains. In 2022, the ...