A Horrifying Thing Happens to Your Fingernails After a Walk in Space

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A Horrifying Thing Happens to Your Fingernails After a Walk in Space
sciencealert.com

Let's face it, going to space is havoc on the human body. We evolved in an Earth environment, over hundreds of millions of years; so take away the Earth environment and things start going a little awry.

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I guess it's because of the radiation (I didn't read the article of course)
Oops, nope :

"When the gloves are pressurized, they restrict movement and create pressure points during tasks, sometimes resulting in pain, muscle fatigue, abrasions, and occasionally more severe injuries such as onycholysis. Glove injuries, both anecdotal and recorded, have been reported during EVA training and flight persistently through NASA's history regardless of mission or glove model."