Olive seeds from China's space station germinate on Earth

BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Olive seeds that underwent space mutation experiments aboard the Shenzhou-14 crewed spaceship in 2022 recently germinated in the city of Longnan in Gansu Province, northwest China, according to the state broadcaster China Central Television.

Researchers plan to transplant the olive seedlings from 315 grams of seeds outdoors in 2026 to help them gradually acclimatize to the natural en