Climate change is launching a mutant seed space race aboard International Space Station

Nuclear watchdog is exposing sorghum and cress to orbital radiation in experiment to trigger resistance against global warming

05 March 2023 - 20:51 By Jonathan Tirone

Hurtling around the Earth at more than 20 times the speed of sound, some of the tiniest life forms aboard the International Space Station are on a mission to feed people on a warming planet...

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