Martian mushrooms? Really?

[AntennaGuy]

I think this belongs in the category of "extraordinary claims." Now the question of course is whether what has been noted/presented so far rises to the level of "extraordinary evidence." I'm pretty sure that the answer to that is "no," at least, "not yet." But this is an interesting article.
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... ial_Images
as linked from: https://futurism.com/scientists-fungus-growing-mars
(which I found from the story on Instapundit.)
I guess we'll see. And, just maybe, we won't have to wait very long.
:shrug:

[AntennaGuy]

So, not entirely new. Here's a previous/related report.
https://www.planet-today.com/2019/03/cu ... #gsc.tab=0
And:
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the ... ng-on-mars

[GCoyote]

Some of the comments were certainly "harsh". IMO the authors deserved it.

[AntennaGuy]

On a related note:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonde ... oom_Planet
(A quite enjoyable story for children.)

[notFritzArgelander]

On a related note:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonde ... oom_Planet
(A quite enjoyable story for children.)

Blueberries and mushrooms are favorites. Either planet would do.

[AntennaGuy]

If those fungi aren't already there, then we'll put them there!
"Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space"
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-na ... -i-fungus/