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 ...

Decompression sickness, in which bubbles formed from dissolved gas (usually nitrogen) cause tissue and vascular injury after a reduction in environmental pressure, may occur in diving, aviation, and ...

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. ...

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 ...

NASA accidentally broadcast a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, prompting speculation of an emergency in posts on ...

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 ...

NASA has been forced to reassure the public that there is no emergency aboard the International Space Station after audio of a medical drill was accidentally played on a livestream Wednesday night.

Related video: Two kayakers were rescued earlier this month near the Skyway Bridge. PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A diver experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness was rescued 16 miles off of ...

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 ...

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 ...