FFON. The Frightened Face of Nature.

By Dr Valerie Jeffries FLS Undeterred by the loss of ​astronaut tardigrades spilt on the Moon when their 2019 Beresheet spacecraft crashed, the same team has switched to edible plants, with their Space Hummus Experiment. The basis of Hummus, a delicious internationally popular and highly nourishing food, is the Chickpea. Chickpeas come from the Middle…