What would it take to make a cobb salad on Mars? How would you grow the lettuce, or raise the chickens? NASA launched a challenge Tuesday that aims to answer questions like these. “Astronauts on ...

Mars is proposing to close its pet-food factory in Minden, Germany. In a statement sent to Just Food, a spokesperson for the ...

Researchers have demonstrated that cyanobacteria, among the oldest photosynthetic organisms on Earth, can be converted into fertilizer capable of supporting plant growth in simulated Martian soil. The ...

Beyond Artemis II, human spaceflight missions will need longer expiration dates and grow-it-yourself options. Luckily, labs around the world are working on these menus—and invited National Geographic ...