Scientist warns of strange changes to humans living on Mars

Humans have long sought to live on Mars, but a scientist has warned that strange changes may occur once we make it to the red planet.

Dr. Scott Solomon, a biologist, has said that humans who live on Mars may undergo evolutionary changes in their new environment.

This is laid out in his book Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution, released in 2016.

Needless to say, we might want to rethink that whole colonizing Mars idea.

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What could happen to us when we start living on Mars?

Dr. Solomon predicts that the children of settlers could develop mutations in their new atmosphere.

These would manifest in green skin, reduced muscle strength, weakened vision and brittle bones.

Green skin alone is alarming enough – will we look like the Martians you see in sci-fi movies?

Why might this happen?

A number of factors, namely the planets’ low gravity, intense levels of radiation, and an absence of both an ozone layer and a magnetic field.

Guess we really lucked out evolving here on Earth, huh?

These evolutionary changes wouldn’t only be unsightly and cause health issues, they would pose a huge challenge for the future of any humans on Mars.

Which means the civilizing Mars thing wouldn’t last more than two generations.

How likely is it humans will get to live outside Earth?

Humans have been working towards settling down on Mars for years.

Just recently, NASA announced that they had created a super advanced robot that would help humans establish a ‘long term presence’ on the planet.

The robot is called Valkyrie and would explore territories that were too dangerous for humans.

Astronauts such as Rosemary Coogan are already vying to get to Mars one day.

Here’s hoping we figure out to prevent this green skin issue before we start settling down, huh?