Share thisArticle FacebookTwitterRedditEmail You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. University University of ChicagoOn a new podcast episode, a scientist digs into how we could terraform Mars make the Red Planet habitable. On this episode of Big Brains, University of Chicago geophysical scientist Edwin Kite takes us on a journey through Mars’ hidden past. From evidence of a lost carbon cycle to theories about ancient climate swings, Kite’s research is rewriting the story of the Red Planet. But it’s not just about the past—his work is also at the forefront of a provocative question, especially in light of recent news of NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars: Could humanity one day terraform Mars so it could support human life?