Communication With Mars is About to Become Impossible (for two Weeks)

A new study has shown that dosing plants with symbiotic bacteria can drastically improve their growth in barren Mars-like soil. The team grew clover in samples of a simulated Martian soil, with some of the plants paired with a nitrogen-fixing bacteria called Sinorhizobium meliloti.

Deputy NASA Administrator Pamela Melroy to Address 2021 Mars Society Convention

Colonizing Mars Could Speed up Human Evolution