When your children range from 8 to 14 years old, it’s hard to find a weekend film for the whole family, particularly with a ...

THERE are lots of ideas on how humans can terraform Mars, and turn the dusty, radioactive Red Planet into something habitable ...

Martian corn grown with wastewater-digesting bacteria ... The scientists have yet to test potatoes, which notably fed the protagonist of science fiction novel and movie "The Martian," which ...

Grande Cache, Alta., is a hockey town. The community 430 kilometres west of Edmonton has a unique tournament to close out the season. The goal is to make sure the people growing the game get their due ...

Yep, you read that right—fungi are getting their moment among the stars. In fact, their presence is so notable that the field now has its own name: ...

If that seems as fantastical as Matt Damon growing potatoes in The Martian, Newman shrugs: Astronauts have dined on lettuce and peppers grown aboard the space station. “Successful exploration ...

the dust storm that "killed" Mark Watney was on Sol 18 (the 18th Martian day of the ground mission). Later when Mark finds the potatoes that he grows and relies upon for survival, they are in a ...

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa ...

The introduction of potatoes to France in the late 16th century sparked significant resistance before becoming a staple of ...

Give your potatoes a head start and let them grow faster by using this method that gardeners swear by. Growing potatoes is one of the easiest things you an do in your garden. It doesn't take much ...