Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gregor Mendel, Austrian botanist and founder of genetics, poses for a photograph circa 1860. Between 1856-1863, Mendel bred almost ...

NASA has shared the latest images of small 'gardens' growing on the International Space Station, some of which have produced foods consumed by the astronauts. Multiple plant experiments have taken ...

The unintended. The things in the garden we create, overlook, postpone, tend and nurture without even knowing. The free-standing deck in the garden, perfect for two chairs — aka the snake den. The ...

Image: The Plants in Space habitat aboard the International Space Station. A unique science project designed to sow the excitement of scientific discovery in students is sprouting this week aboard the ...

To meet the growing demand for faster scientific discovery that strengthens the bioeconomy, plant scientists worked with manufacturing systems engineers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge ...

Recently, the longest plant experiment in the history of the International Space Station (ISS) came to an end, breaking records for plants grown on the floating laboratory. A new blog post on the NASA ...

Basehor-Linwood elementary schools are taking advantage of Linwood Elementary School teacher Lisa Turney’s role as an Astro_moji mission specialist working with a science experiment currently taking ...

The biology projects of two N.C. State University professors are now aboard the International Space Station and may soon help provide answers about how plants respond to extreme environments. The ...