RHS rocket science experiment: ISS flight slows seed growth; Mars food plans still viable

In 2015, ESA astronaut Tim Peake carried rocket seeds to the International Space Station, launching a groundbreaking research ...
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Grape seeds from Texas are going to space

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NASA sent seeds into space for nearly 6 years; after they returned, 132,000 experiment kits reached 3.3 million students in 30 countries

NASA started the project out of concern that fewer young people were choosing careers in science and engineering. It believed that attitudes toward those subjects form well before secondary school.
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Seed experiments reveal ways to bolster consistent food crops, reduce waste

New research from La Trobe has identified ways to create more consistent seed growth across a season, ensuring bigger harvest yields for crop growers. A paper published in Nature Plants shows how La ...
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High-speed camera catches cucumber squirting seeds at 65 feet-per-second

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In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied.

A botanist buried 20 bottles of seeds in 1879 to test how long they'd survive, and the experiment is still running today.
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Scientists Resurrect Hybrid Seeds From A Secretive 144-Year-Old Experiment

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A Michigan scientist buried seeds in 20 glass bottles in 1879; 142 years later, some still grew, and the experiment is set to run until 2100

In 1879, Michigan State University botanist William James Beal buried 20 glass bottles filled with seeds and sand in an effort to answer a deceptively simple question: how long could seeds remain ...