How Captain Marvel Survives in Space

Carol Danvers received a plethora of powers when she hybridized with the Kree space aliens, but her most extraordinary is the ability to survive in space. Just how does she do it if no life forms thrive there? Kyle splices for answers in this week's Because Science! Learn more: EXTREMOPHILE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExtremophileOpens in new tab TARDIGRADE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TardigradeOpens in new tab CRYPTOBIOSIS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptobiosisOpens in new tab DSUP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DsupOpens in new tab HUMAN ADAPTATION TO SPACE: http://www.mdcampbell.com/HumanAdaptationtoSpace.pdfOpens in new tab TARDIGRADES SURVIVE SPACE EXPOSURE: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(08)00805-1Opens in new tab SEA NOMAD ENLARGED SPLEENS: https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/04/19/enlarged-spleen-key-to-diving-endurance-of-sea-nomads/Opens in new tab GAS EXCHANGE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_exchange#Exchange_membraneOpens in new tab DIVING REFLEX: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_reflexOpens in new tab

03.07.2019