You can eat vegetables from Mars, say scientists after crop experiment

Dutch researchers successfully raise radishes, peas, rye and tomatoes in soil mixed to match that of the red planet – giving hope that settlers could grow foodCrops of four vegetables and cereals grown in soil similar to that on Mars have been found safe to eat by Dutch scientists.Radishes, peas, rye and tomatoes grown on dirt mixed on Earth to copy that of the red planet were found to contain “no dangerous levels” of heavy metals, said the team from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 24, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Staff and agencies in The Hague Tags: Mars Space Science World news Source Type: news