The really sticky issue for human habitation of Mars, according to experts, is human health. Between a long and grueling journey with health effects of its own, arriving on the planet will be no ...

Researchers say that the Earth's oxygen levels will drop exponentially in the future, ending life as we know it.

but as generations pass it would also result in a new kind of human — one who is fine on Mars but could never live a normal life here on Earth.

The idea of terraforming Mars—essentially reshaping the planet to support Earth life—has captured imaginations for decades.

Mars isn’t a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially ...

Living in today's age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an eventual human mission to the red planet likely to ...

Exploring Mars can help us understand the broader universe, planetary processes and our own planet ... human investigators will be essential to determine whether that life originated on Earth ...

Elon Musk, a well-known advocate for sending humans to Mars, has explained why it's 'incredibly important' to make the planet ...