Assuming they’re online at the time of the human extinction, many of the 440 active nuclear plants on Earth would eventually ...

Since 2015, students from across the USA have been partnering with scientists at NASA to advance research on growing plants in space, ultimately to feed astronauts on long-distance space missions, as ...

The scientists also suggested that the amount of oxygen created may fluctuate depending on the number and mixture of nodules ...

Astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under lights designed to simulate the light of a star called a K-dwarf.

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Mars once boasted abundant water, warmer temperatures, and a thicker atmosphere, offering a potentially habitable ecosystem ...

Conventional farming is responsible for a staggering 90% of global deforestation, as more land is cleared to feed the world's growing population. Enter electro-agriculture, a cutting-edge concept that ...

University of Zurich research shows plant diversity boosts soil carbon storage, offering a path to sustainable and resilient ...

Learn how this Pennsylvania company aims to raise awareness about native plants while building up the industry through ...

Discover how the tiny water fern Azolla, free of harmful cyanotoxins, could become a sustainable solution to global food ...

Some plants, such as lettuce, are also fragile, which makes them difficult to handle and transplant without damaging them. When buying plants, choose young plants that can be purchased in 4- or 6 ...

Reporting in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems, researchers have created a kind of artificial plant that can consume carbon dioxide and release oxygen. This device even generates a tiny bit of ...