Lettuces

Microplastics are contaminating the fruit and vegetables we eat including apples and lettuces

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Microplastics have been discovered in apples, carrots, pears, broccoli and lettuce, studies have revealed. Root vegetables including radishes, turnips and parsnips could also be contaminated with the man-made waste, prompting fears over the health impact.  The tiny pollutants are thought to have been sucked into plants roots with water, and then travelled up the stem … Read more

Lettuces grown on the ISS are more nutritious than those grown on Earth

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Astronauts discovered that lettuces grown on board the International Space Station hold more nutritional value than ones grown on Earth. This is a major breakthrough for future deep space missions according to microbiologists at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida who lead the experiment. The successful cultivation of the edible plant brings the colonisation of Mars … Read more