colonizing mars

A new study paints a detailed picture of Mars' climate and water cycle — by mapping how its Swiss cheese-like polar deposits formed over time.

The Big Cheesy

Pay attention, future astronauts.

Scientists Figured Out Why Mars’ South Pole Looks Like Swiss Cheese

A scientist in the UK wants to build an old growth Earth forest in a bubble on surface of Mars, and honestly? He makes a good case.

Martian Oases

"The survival of life, in any form, is the ultimate biocentric priority."

Scientist Proposes Growing a Forest Inside a Bubble on Mars

A new paper argues that the “primary colonists” of Mars should be microbes like the ones which support life on Earth in order to terraform the Red Planet.

Microbe Globe

A controversial new paper argues that we should infect Mars — with Earthly microorganisms.

Contaminating Mars With Microbes Could Kickstart Colonization

A new study found that frozen sperm samples survived in microgravity, suggesting reproducing in space with sperm sent from Earth could be possible.

Sperm in Space

We might not need male astronauts for reproducing in space after all.

Study: Sperm Banks in Space Could Make Colonizing Mars Possible

Noted science educator Bill Nye thinks people would need to be on drugs to believe we could turn Mars into a place where humans could live.

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