By fertilizing inorganic regolith with organic human waste that has been processed through bioreactors, future astronauts ...

Scientists show recycled human waste can unlock nutrients in Martian dust, offering a new path for farming on Mars.

A new study shows how simulated Mars dust affects tardigrades, offering insight into space farming and contamination risks.

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We both moved to Minneapolis less than a year ago and had children the same age. She had been observing several of the ...

“At some point, everything will go south on you.” – 🎬 The Martian (2015) This line is delivered by Mark Watney (Matt Damon) ...

Can NASA and Elon Musk get us to Mars and beyond?

We’re going back to the moon. Well, at least that’s the hope.

Elon Musk says he wants to send one million people to Mars by the year 2050. The SpaceX CEO has become famous for making huge promises about colonizing the red planet. But how many of those ideas are ...

Environment / Books & the Arts / James C. Scott’s last book, In Praise of Floods, asks if it’s too late for humanity to ...

Cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.