Bacteria on Mars for improve soil and crop production

New research for adapt bacteria for life on Mars and modify soil in order to enhance crop production.

Could be a great technique for Mars terraformation.

Sources:

http://www.mars-one.com/news/press-releases/can-bacteria-survive-in-mars-soil-and-thus-enhance-crop-production

https://community.mars-one.com/blog/category/wieger-wamelink

Bees are stressed by pesticides

Human pesticides are used without control and influence on critical ecosystems that provide politicization.

Here we show that pollen collected by honey bee foragers in maize- and soybean-dominated landscapes is contaminated throughout the growing season with multiple agricultural pesticides, including the neonicotinoids used as seed treatments. 

Sources:

Non-cultivated plants present a season-long route of pesticide exposure for honey bees : Nature Communications