Prototaxites was an extinct lineage of multicellular terrestrial eukaryotes. Prototaxites was the first giant organism to live on the terrestrial surface, reaching sizes of 8 metres in the Early Devonian.
Plant Biology
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600 Million Years Of Stress Guide Planet Evolution on Earth
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth. From mosses to ferns to grasses to trees, plants are our food, fodder and timber. All this diversity emerged from […]
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Plants Struggled For Millions Of Years After The World’s Worst Climate Catastrophe
A team of scientists from University College Cork (UCC) , the University of Connecticut, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna have uncovered how plants responded to catastrophic climate changes […]
Posted inLife Support Systems, Mars, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Growing Algae On Mars
It’s a long way to Mars, and explorers headed there will either have to take enough food and supplies to last the whole trip or use in-situ resources to make […]
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Commercial & Private Sector, Gravitational Biology, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations
2024 ISS National Lab Annual Report Highlights Momentum in Space-Based R&D
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory highlighted the rapid growth of space-based R&D in its annual report, released today by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space® […]
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Simulated Deep Space Exposure on Seeds Utilizing the MISSE Flight Facility
The MISSE-Seed project was designed to investigate the effects of space exposure on seed quality and storage. The project tested the Multipurpose Materials International Space Station Experiment—Flight Facility (MISSE-FF) hardware […]
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Doing Biology Research In An Offworld Multipurpose Laboratory
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague processes samples of micro-algae at the Harmony module’s maintenance work area aboard the International Space Station.
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Town Hall: NASA Seeks Proposals for Space Biology and Physical Sciences Research
A pre-proposer’s townhall for applicants interested in submitting a proposal to to discuss the E.9 Space Biology: Research Studies and E.12 Physical Sciences Research Studies program elements recently released under […]
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Offworld Agriculture: Red Romaine Lettuce
Red Romaine lettuce is pictured growing inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station.
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Offworld Plant Biology: ARTEMOSS Experiment Launches to the International Space Station
The ANT1 Radiation Tolerance Experiment with Moss in Orbit on the Space Station (ARTEMOSS) payload launched to the ISS aboard SpaceX-31 on November 4. This space experiment uses Antarctic moss […]