With tiny leaf-like fronds, and the smallest flower and fruit in the plant world, duckweed may sound like delicate botanic specimen. However, this bright green denizen of ponds across Asia teams ...

Australian researchers are conducting tests to find if an aquatic plant abundant on Earth will grow in space. Researchers from the Plants for Space program sent a sample of duckweed into space ...

Establish a holobiont resource research center to study combination of duckweed and coexisting microorganisms Contribute to the construction of a sustainable society by utilizing plants in the ...

The latest investments from Chipotle's Cultivate Next venture fund will support climate change-fighting acquatic plants that, ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill ($CMG) stock rose 1.5% on Wednesday as the company announced it is making a minority investment in ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced it is making minority investments in Plantible, a company harnessing the ...

Chipotle announced its latest minority investments as part of its Cultivate Next Venture Fund, including Plantible, a Texas-based biology company that uses duckweed to create a plant-based protein, ...

"That's why we're moving to plants like duckweed, for example, where we can use the whole plant, no roots, no soil required, grows really fast, propagates all by itself," Professor Smal said.

As part of this groundbreaking venture, astronauts will set up growth chambers housing various plant species, including duckweed and thale cress, on the Moon. These plants are carefully selected ...