Every now and then, I find myself wondering about what the future really holds. Not in some abstract, sci-fi way, but in a real, down-to-earth sense. What will life actually look like in a couple of ...

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Elon Musk’s vision of building a human settlement on Mars by 2050 may sound like a giant leap for humanity, but a leading scientist is warning that the reality could be far more brutal for the human ...