The Moss That Could Terraform Mars
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Mars may be our best hope for a human colony on another planet, but it has real drawbacks: For a start, it’s mainly a rocky desert that is blasted by deadly radiation, exposed to hostile temperatures, and, so far, seems to possess no identifiable forms of life or sustenance.
But that’s not stopping scientists here on Earth from trying to find workarounds and dreaming up new ways to grow Earth stuff on the Red Planet. One controversial approach involves identifying pioneer species that could survive the harsh soils and.
