The mission to colonize Mars has captured the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike. With NASA and SpaceX leading the charge, the once distant dream of establishing a human settlement on the ...

Models help scientists understand everything from the particles that make up the universe to massive superstructures of galaxies at the beginning of time. But sometimes they model more mundane, though ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new life awaits you in the off-world ...