To survive Mars, the human species will need to evolve in extraordinary ways. Will we need our genes to evolve as well? Humans may be on the cusp of reaching the red planet, but how did we get to this point? The journey to our neighbor traces a path connecting Nikola Tesla, Nazi weapons of war, a Cold War space race, and a string of blockbuster discoveries made by some of NASA’s most talented robots. And while science may soon make the dream of traveling to Mars a reality, how will we live once we get there? How will we manage our basic human needs of food, water, and shelter on a planet known for its barren surface conditions, high radiation levels, and toxic dirt? And as future humans leave Earth to colonize Mars, and begin to begin to adapt to life on another planet… scientists are already predicting a series of changes to our own species…

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