be able to actually grow any plant on Mars, nevermind food. At least until now, when scientists say they could have found one after all. It’s a kind of desert moss that thrives in a variety of ...

“Although there is still a long way to go to create self-sufficient habitats on other planets, we demonstrated the great potential of Syntrichia caninervis as a pioneer plant for growth on Mars ...

CUBES is focused on cutting-edge biotechnology to optimize food and plant-made therapeutics in space, as well as to enable production of biomaterials and energy. "It will take more than a year to get ...

On Mars there's a chicken-and-egg problem ... Once the soil is ready, scientists can introduce simple plant life. Building a global functioning atmosphere for human habitation will require ...