LAGOS (Reuters) -A staple of Nigerian cuisine, egusi soup, could one day be consumed on the Moon or on Mars after melon seeds from which the thick, fragrant dish is made orbited the Earth for seven ...

Sourced from Oyo State, the egusi seeds were launched into space on Friday aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The historic initiative was led by Temidayo Oniosun, founder ...

LAGOS (Reuters) -When Nigerian researcher Temidayo Oniosun chose a melon seed called the egusi to send up on a space mission, it wasn't just about science - it was about symbolism. The egusi, a staple ...

Nigerian space scientist Temidayo Oniosun is sending Egusi (melon) seeds to outer space to assess their suitability for nutritional and functional applications in long-term human space exploration, ...