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

Map of Mars with the tropics (±25°) shaded. With sufficient greenhouse warming, the first tree on Mars grows outside the ...

There’s an apparent lack of nitrogen in Martian soil which is crucial for plants to survive. Normally this is accomplished when another life form “fixes” nitrogen to the soil, but Mars ...

According to scientists, the moss Syntrichia caninervis, also known as steppe twisted moss, can survive on Mars. It is a ...

If we’re going to live on Mars we’ll need a way to grow food in its arid dirt. Researchers think they know a way.

If this could be achieved, it would allow plants to grow without sunlight, opening the door to what the paper calls ...

“Matt Damon showed us that we can raise potatoes on Mars,” he joked, referencing the actor’s hit 2015 film “That’s not too ...

but it is rare to do experiments focusing on plant cultivation on the moon or Mars. After working as an engineer in the financial industry, Horiguchi joined Japan Research Institute Ltd. and has ...

A team of scientists has identified a plant capable of surviving and growing in the harsh conditions of Mars, according to a report by The Guardian. This research is the first to explore the ...

The school district held a tree planting and dedication on the grounds of the intermediate school on Friday morning. The ...