The concept of terraforming Mars — transforming the planet's climate to support life as we know it — has long belonged to the realm of science fiction. But a new study argues that it's time to take ...

Christopher Anaya is a freelance writer based in the United States. He is a college student and aspiring teacher looking to teach coming generations of students. When not preoccupied with work or ...

What would it mean to abandon Earth wholesale? The proposition to throw one’s hands up and forfeit our planet is a seductive one — things are looking pretty irredeemably grim. As the world continues ...

Terraforming a planet and building better worlds is not as easy as it seems. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The subject of ...

Mars may be the most Earth-like of the other planets in our Solar System, but it’s still an inhospitably cold desert world with a thin and unbreathable atmosphere. If humans are ever going to ...

This story originally featured on the MIT Press Reader. Exploration, habitation, and resource extraction all carry a risk of inflicting environmental damage in space, just as they do here on Earth.