Lemurs might hold the key to human hibernation necessary for Mars missions

Science fiction is shifting into reality. With humanity’s plans to return to the moon this decade and further ambitions to travel to Mars in the next, we need to figure out how to keep astronauts healthy for these years-long missions. One solution long championed by science fiction is suspended animation, or putting humans in a hibernation-like sleep for the duration of travel time. We can turn to nature for guidance and a potential solution to this challenge. It’s cold and dark out there Space is unforgiving. In this freezing void of darkness, there is no oxygen, no gravity , and…

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