The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new ...

Rie Natsume and her collaborators have recently developed an innovative and cost-effective method for generating rats that ...

Learn about the Moon-Rice project, which aims to create rice crops that can grow in space and help keep astronauts healthy.

In-vitro gametogenesis (IVG) could allow humans to create eggs and sperm from skin or blood cells within 5 to 7 years, ...

Now, the Moon-Rice project, a collaborative effort led by the Italian Space Agency and three Italian universities, aims to develop a “super-dwarf” rice variety ideal for sustained space habitation and ...

Moon-Rice project develops super-dwarf, protein-rich rice varieties for space missions and extreme Earth environments.

Researchers show algae can grow in Mars-like atmospheric pressure conditions. If humans are ever to establish permanent ...

The traditional Japanese paste tastes nuttier and more roasted when made in orbit, according to an experiment that could help ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...