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In parts of California’s iconic mountainous coasts, breathtaking beauty is punctuated by brusque signs warning spectators to stay back from unstable cliffs. The dangers of coastal erosion are an all-too-familiar reality for the modern residents of th

Curtin University researchers have uncovered the time frame of when the Nullarbor Plain in Australia became arid using a novel method, illuminating the impact of ancient climate change on some of the Earth's driest regions. Researchers used the formation of iron-rich strata in ancient sediment to

A series of experiments were carried out to investigate the viability of growing rice plants inside a growth chamber in various ratios of the Martian simulant and the potting mix.

Bangladesh has been swept up in the massive heat wave scorching large parts of Asia, with temperatures among the highest in six decades. The country’s capital, Dhaka, saw the temperature reach 40.6° Celsius (105.1° Fahrenheit) on April 16, the highest in 58 years, making people’s lives unbearable for more than a week with low humidity […]

Fayetteville AR (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 - Andy Weirs bestselling 2011 book, The Martian, features botanist Mark Watneys efforts to grow food on Mars after he becomes stranded there. While Watneys initial efforts focus on growing potatoes

U of A researchers presented an abstract at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference suggesting genetically modified rice could grow in the Martian regolith.

With privatisation of the field of Space, there is increased demand for skilled workforce

New research presented at the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference by a team of interdisciplinary researchers from the U of A suggests future Martian botanists may be able to grow gene-edited rice on Mars.

/PRNewswire/ -- As early as 2030, engineers and robots from Earth could begin construction on FarView, an astronomical observatory that would expand over 200...

Derailment from trajectory, communication loss, lunar craters and boulders among the risks