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- Ancient farm practice could help sustain future humans on Mars https://www.popsci.com/science/mars-farms-future/ 2 comments
- Mars moisture-farming mission gets approval for 2018 launch https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28644-moisture-farming-mission-gets-approval-for-2018-mars-launch/ 87 comments worldnews
- Mars moisture-farming mission gets approval for 2018 launch https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28644-moisture-farming-mission-gets-approval-for-2018-mars-launch/ 4 comments space
- Wind farms on Mars could power future astronaut bases https://www.space.com/mars-wind-power-support-red-planet-missions 193 comments space
- Why Cosmic Radiation Could Foil Plans for Farming on Mars http://insidescience.org/news/why-cosmic-radiation-could-foil-plans-farming-mars 36 comments technology
- Why Cosmic Radiation Could Foil Plans for Farming on Mars http://insidescience.org/news/why-cosmic-radiation-could-foil-plans-farming-mars 67 comments space
- Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on Mars a Reality https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5xen/researchers-create-soil-catalyst-to-make-farming-on-mars-a-reality 13 comments space
- Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on Mars a Reality https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5xen/researchers-create-soil-catalyst-to-make-farming-on-mars-a-reality 24 comments science
- How cosmic tomatoes could teach us how to farm on Mars https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/how-cosmic-tomatoes-could-teach-us-how-farm-mars-ncna822541 3 comments space
- NASA Is studying Peruvian potatoes for farming on Mars http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-01-15/martian-was-right-nasa-studying-peruvian-potatoes-farming-mars 20 comments space
- NASA Planning on Farming on Mars? http://www.hngn.com/articles/3047/20130516/nasa-planning-farming-mars.htm 7 comments space
- Farming on Mars? NASA ponders food supply for 2030 mission http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/05/15/farming-on-mars-nasa/ 7 comments space
- Ancient farm practice could help sustain humans on Mars https://www.popsci.com/science/mars-farms-future/ 13 comments futurology
- Researchers Create Soil Catalyst to Make Farming on Mars a Reality - Perchlorate, a dangerous chemical compound, is abundant in Martian soil. A new catalyst could help remove this contaminant on Earth, and beyond it. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5xen/researchers-create-soil-catalyst-to-make-farming-on-mars-a-reality 4 comments technology
- Scientists work out way to make Mars surface fit for farming | Science https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/scientists-work-out-way-to-make-mars-surface-fit-for-farming 10 comments worldnews
- Scientists work out way to make Mars surface fit for farming. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/scientists-work-out-way-to-make-mars-surface-fit-for-farming 5 comments space
- The companies, including Microsoft, that run on 100% renewable power — Mars this week signed a deal with a Scottish wind farm that makes it 100% renewable in the UK http://qz.com/682669/these-companies-now-run-on-100-renewable-power/ 3 comments worldnews
- Toxic Mars soil could potentially get a microbial makeover for future farming https://www.notebookcheck.net/Toxic-Mars-soil-could-potentially-get-a-microbial-makeover-for-future-farming.903805.0.html 106 comments technology
- Toxic Mars soil could potentially get a microbial makeover for future farming https://notebookcheck.net/Toxic-Mars-soil-could-potentially-get-a-microbial-makeover-for-future-farming.903805.0.html 27 comments futurology
- Food pods and vertical farming could help us grow crops on Mars https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/24/world/mars-food-interstellar-lab-climate-scn-spc-intl/index.html 82 comments futurology
- Farming on Mars will be a lot harder than ‘The Martian’ made it seem https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/mars-growing-food/2020/11/27/cdc80e8a-2dc0-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html 9 comments space
- Farming on Mars will be a lot harder than ‘The Martian’ made it seem https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mars-farming-harder-martian-regolith-soil 194 comments science
- Earthworms born in NASA's Mars soil for first-time raises Prospect of farming on the red planet http://www.newsweek.com/mars-soil-earthworms-crops-723567 113 comments space
- M&Ms are going to promote wind power in a new TV ad campaign - Mars has built two massive wind farms in Scotland and Texas... plans to build similar wind farms in 11 more major markets around the world, such as Russia and India. http://www.businessinsider.com/environmentalism-m-and-ms-mars-wind-power-tv-adverts-2017-9?r=us&ir=t 116 comments worldnews
- M&Ms are going to promote wind power in a new TV ad campaign - "Mars has built two massive wind farms in Scotland and Texas... plans to build similar wind farms in 11 more major markets around the world, such as Russia and India." http://www.businessinsider.com/environmentalism-m-and-ms-mars-wind-power-tv-adverts-2017-9?r=us&ir=t 9 comments technology
- Scientists work out way to make Mars surface fit for farming, Aerogel sheet mimics Earth’s greenhouse effect and could help to create fertile oases https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/15/scientists-work-out-way-to-make-mars-surface-fit-for-farming 205 comments worldnews
- In the future there will likely be a human presence on both the Moon and Mars. What are the challenges to setting up an initial base, and how can we grow it into a larger colony? (Comparing Transportation, Energy Generation, Farming Practices, Resource Availability, and Future Potential!) https://youtu.be/HNfKuC42weM 5 comments futurology