This is the first instance of this crop produced in this medium. Chickpeas aren’t the first crop that comes to mind when you think about lunar agriculture. But a new study suggests the humble legume ...

If you’ve never heard the term “aquaponics” before, you’re not alone. Aquaponics may sound like a Swedish pop group from the 1990s, but this ultra-green offshoot of hydroponics might be the future of ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered a remarkable molecular trick used by a unique group of land plants, one that could eventually be engineered into crops like wheat and rice to ...

Symbiotic mixtures of fungi and compost could transform sterile lunar regolith into a soil suitable for growing crops on the ...

In Florida, Robin Greenfield says he's been living off preserved car-killed deer, salt from the ocean and citrus picked from ...

Homegrown chickpeas could be on the menu for future astronauts. With help from compost and symbiotic fungi, chickpea plants grow and produce seeds in simulated lunar dirt, researchers report March 5 ...

If the idea of lunar hummus seems far-fetched, think again. Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University have successfully grown and harvested the first-ever ...

Scientists have grown chickpeas in simulated moon dirt—raising the possibility that future astronauts could one day harvest ...

Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics are all over the environment and even inside human bodies. Researchers have found a type of bioengineered algae that can clean up these pesky particles.

Waiākea Hawaiian Volcanic Beverages debuts carbon-negative Algae Black™ ink on labels, setting a new standard for sustainable ...

By integrating experimental evidence across freshwater and marine systems, the study emphasizes that algae–microplastic interactions are not uniformly harmful but context-dependent, offering ...