If humans colonize Mars, we’d be subjected to high radiation, low gravity, and a whole new environment — speeding up natural selection and evolution

If humans colonize Mars, we’d be subjected to high radiation, low gravity, and a whole new environment — speeding up natural selection and evolution

Joshua Rapp Learn | Astronomy |
As it turns out, human colonization of the harsh and exotic atmosphere on Mars (if we can achieve it) might ...
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First Contact with aliens could be a life-altering event. How should we respond?

Astronomy |
Peter Hatfield and Leah Trueblood from the University of Oxford say that our experience with the COVID-19 pandemic is preparing ...
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If aliens exist, we could signal them with a massive laser…and why that’s a bad idea

Amber Jorgenson | Astronomy |
If extraterrestrial life exists in our neck of the Milky Way, how would we make our presence known to one ...
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We could visit Mars within a decade—and grow food when we get there

Korey Haynes | Astronomy |
A visit to Mars is almost guaranteed within the next decade or so .... And long-term occupation may not be ...