Mars image (NASA)

US Scientist Grows Asparagus in Alien Soil

A US scientist is trying to grow asparagus in alien rocks such as meteorites to prepare humans for space farming. In an attempt to grow microorganisms in space, Michael Mautner, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher, hopes to terraform Mars and cultivate crops in the Martian soil that would make food, drink, and even oxygen available for any future human settlements. Jun 20, 2014
Vast Reservoir of Water Discovered Below the Earth's Surface 400 Miles Underneath the US  [Wikimedia Commons/ Tiago Fioreze] (Representational Image)

Vast Reservoir of Water Discovered 400 Miles Beneath US

Scientists, after decades of investigation have uncovered a vast reservoir of water deep below the surface of Earth, 400 miles underneath the US. The massive reservoir is estimated to be three times the volume of all of the oceans on the surface of Earth. Jun 13, 2014
Hidden Volcanoes Melt West Antarctic Ice Sheet [Representational Image]

Hidden Volcanoes Melt West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Though Antarctica is a land of ice, it has fire inside it as well, in the form of sub-glacial volcanoes. According to a new study, subglacial volcanoes and other geothermal areas are contributing to the glacial melt. Jun 12, 2014