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Duckweed doesn’t require farmland, no forests have to be cut down for its cultivation and it can grow in most any climate, ...

By the year 2100, rising carbon dioxide levels are expected to alter ocean chemistry so severely that coral reef communities ...

Globally, coral reefs are under siege by multiple stressors, one of which is herbaceous algae. An overabundance of algae on ...

As trade upheaval and climate change affect the country’s reliance on imported produce, innovators are rethinking how to grow ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since ...

STARBASE, Texas — During a presentation, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk shared how he plans to use Starship to reach the planet Mars, and how in a few short years, there is a chance humans could ...

Sporosarcina pasteurii is a ureolytic powerhouse. You feed it urea (a compound conveniently found in human urine) and calcium ...

Forget the dusty, rusty landscape you see today. Billions of years ago, Mars may have been soaking wet. Tropical storms might ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and Blue Origin are planning to launch the ESCAPADE mission, where a pair of satellites will study Mars' magnetosphere. ESCAPADE will eventually help future ...

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