Imagine biting into a crisp, garden-fresh salad and savoring juicy strawberries for dessert. But instead of your backyard, ...

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

In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA ...

Growing food effectively is vital for astronauts on long-term space missions. Now, a team of researchers has developed a stretchy sensor that measures a plant’s growth while growing along with it. The ...

Moss spores survived nine months outside the space station, revealing surprising strength and new clues about life in space.

Fresh food is so attractive to astronauts that they toasted with salad when they were able to cultivate a few lettuce heads on the International Space Station three years ago. In 2021, beans are on ...

Astronauts in space live on processed, pre-packaged space rations such as fruits, nuts, chocolate, shrimp cocktails, peanut butter, chicken, and beef to name a few. These have often been sterilized by ...

The hostile immensity of space, with its absolute vacuum and deadly radiation, seems to forbid any form of life. Yet, a ...

While lunar gardens are still out of reach, the study sheds more light on terrestrial biology that may not be limited to our ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The reality of home gardening is that you rarely have as much space as you’d like. For many people, all they have is one raised 4x8 foot bed. While ...

Looking to add some greenery to your living space but don’t have a huge yard? Container gardening opens up a world of ...