An experiment simulating conditions on Mars demonstrated that the hearty tubers can thrive even under the harsh conditions on the Red Planet. Two years after a humble potato patch co-starred in “The Martian,” scientists have found that fictional astronaut Mark Watney’s strategy for surviving on the Red Planet could actually work.
Category: Famine
Who Declares A Famine? And What Does That Actually Mean?
Lucia Adeng Wek holds her 3-year-old son, Wek Wol Wek, who suffers from malnutrition. They’re at a clinic in South Sudan run by Doctors without Borders and were photographed on October 11, 2016.