NASA has shared the latest images of small 'gardens' growing on the International Space Station, some of which have produced foods consumed by the astronauts. Multiple plant experiments have taken ...

Paco Calvo, a researcher at Spain’s University of Murcia, is on a mission. According to New Scientist, he’s attempting to build a solid scientific framework for understanding “plant neurobiology,” ...

Recently, the longest plant experiment in the history of the International Space Station (ISS) came to an end, breaking records for plants grown on the floating laboratory. A new blog post on the NASA ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An experiment aimed at learning more about how plants grow in space will be aboard a National Aeronautics and Space Administration launch in early August from the Cape Canaveral ...

PWM stands for Plant Water Management. A novel way to use hydroponics to grow plants in space – no earth (lower case ?) required! As demonstrated here by Mark (who has great pedagogical skills), and ...

NASA is trying to find ways to better grow plants in microgravity environments (aka in outer space). And one of the methods they're looking into is relieving the "stress" on these plants. According to ...

Plants grow best when genetics inside cells cooperate, while mismatched genetics reduce photosynthesis and climate resilience ...

The biology projects of two N.C. State University professors are now aboard the International Space Station and may soon help provide answers about how plants respond to extreme environments. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about all things space -- exploration, astronomy and more. Plant research in space is taking a spicy direction. A hot ...

Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse study, and say their findings do not match outcomes observed in long-term experiment ...