Our brains age as we get older, and that’s something we have no control over. It’s just the way things are. However, we may have the power to slow down the aging process and help…
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The challenge of space gardening: One giant ‘leaf’ for mankind
It’s not easy having a green thumb in space. Without gravity, seeds can float away. Water doesn’t pour, but globs up and may drown the roots. And artificial lights and fans must be rigged just…
Flower power: gardening as therapy
An elderly woman leans over to smell a lush flowerbed of lavender in sprawling gardens surrounding an imposing early 20th-century palace in a pastoral corner of eastern Poland. Slowly a smile lights up her face,…