Plant growth on the International Space Station has global impacts on Earth: NASA

Mar 10, 2020, at 05:27 pm

Washington/IBNS: Understanding the effects of gravity on plant life is essential in preparing for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. The ability to produce high-energy, low-mass food sources during spaceflight will enable the maintenance of crew health during long-duration missions while having a reduced impact on resources necessary for long-distance travel.

Earth’s largest extinction likely took plants first: Study says

Feb 02, 2019, at 03:29 pm

Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): Little life could endure the Earth-spanning cataclysm known as the Great Dying, but plants may have suffered its wrath long before many animal counterparts, says new research led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.