Life on Mars is still a big maybe, but if humans ever manage to settle there, they won’t go alone. Any future colony will need organisms that can tolerate intense radiation and a serious lack of ...

NASA has plans for a permanent lunar outpost by the end of the decade, with human Mars exploration to follow. But as we set up base camps beyond Earth, human settlers in space will need to bring along ...

He's stubborn!

An animal rights group has called for a boycott of Mars’ confectionery products after accusing the US-based candy giant of funding experiments on animals. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ...

Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth, too. To date, a lot of thought has gone into how astronauts eat; ...