If humanity is serious about becoming a multi-planetary species, there’s one question we can only avoid for so long: Can humans actually have children on Mars?

In this month’s Everyday Mars, returning guest Dr. Shawna Pandya joins us to explore one of the most important—and least discussed—topics in space exploration. From fertility and pregnancy to childbirth, radiation, ethics, and the first generation of Martian children, this conversation asks what it will really take for humanity to stay on Mars rather than simply visit it.