Moon-Rice project develops super-dwarf, protein-rich rice varieties for space missions and extreme Earth environments.

Learn about the Moon-Rice project, which aims to create rice crops that can grow in space and help keep astronauts healthy.

In a bold step toward sustainable space travel, scientists are engineering a radically small, protein-rich rice that can grow in space. The Moon-Rice project, led by the Italian Space Agency in ...

The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new ...

Now, the Moon-Rice project, a collaborative effort led by the Italian Space Agency and three Italian universities, aims to develop a “super-dwarf” rice variety ideal for sustained space habitation and ...

Astronomers discover a new strategy for detecting exoplanets: look for aligned binary stars that reveal hidden worlds more ...

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes — planets that are 1 to 4 times the ...

As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...

Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes: More Earth-like planets may exist Date: March 11, 2025 Source: Rice University Summary: A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super ...

Moon habitation and missions to Mars face resupply challenges, which the Italian Moon-Rice project aims to solve with a ...

The 5th annual Rice’s Point Business Group Earth Day Cleanup was a success. On Tuesday, about 80 people picked up garbage and other items from down at the waterfront.