... Space Agency (ESA) have set up a prototype oxygen plant at their Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory, housed within their... team have long-term goals in mind and a ‘pilot plant’ that could operate sustainably on the Moon is already being ...
... chemosynthesis. This is similar in principle to how plants generate biomass from carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, although ... out of the atmosphere is another key process performed by plants and one which is vital to help regulate our climate...
...an ambitious project to safeguard the future of millions of animal, plant and fungi species on Earth by cryogenically freezing seed, spore, ... bit surprised about that." Building an ark to preserve plant and animal life might seem far-fetched, but the ...
... vegetation. FLEX provides information on photosynthetic activity, which can improve our understanding of the amount of carbon stored in plants and their role in the carbon and water cycles, and is also used to optimise agricultural productivity Thus...
... area of the Yucatan Peninsula. This impact caused the extinction of about 75 per cent of all animal and plant life, including the dinosaurs. Collisions with objects measuring from a few hundred metres up to a kilometre can happen...
..., aircraft, military personnel, emergency services, and industrial facilities, which include oil rigs, water treatment plants and gas pipelines, could be affected.” Further, many cybersecurity vulnerabilities are a natural consequence of the long...