Helping to grow plants in space for NASA missions to the moon and mars

Imagine biting into a crisp, garden-fresh salad and savoring juicy strawberries for dessert. But instead of your backyard, ...
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Moss Spores Endure Harsh Space Exposure, Paving Way for Off-World Ecosystems

Could one of Earth’s earliest plants hold the key to building life-support systems beyond our planet? The question gained new weight after an experiment revealed that moss spores can survive almost ...
ZME Science

Some Plants in Cities are Evolving at a Stunning Rate, and We’re Only Seeing the Tip of the Iceberg

For decades, ecologists looked at cities as biological deserts. We paved paradise, put up a parking lot, and assumed nature ...
Scientific American

This Fossil Is Rewriting the Story of How Plants Spread across the Planet

An enigmatic group of fossil organisms has finally been identified—and is changing the story of how plants took root on land ...
Science Daily

This tiny plant survived the vacuum of space and still grows

Moss spores survived an extended stay on the outside of the ISS and remained capable of germinating once back on Earth. Their ...