Toxin found on Mars...and in your mom

Today, NASA announced that they found a toxin in the soil on Mars, and that hopes for finding life on the red planet were diminished.

Heres the funny thing though (not funny ha ha, funny weird): perchlorate, or rocket fuel, the toxin they found on Mars, is also found on our own planet- and not just in rocket fuel. In fact, its one of the most common pollutants of our waterways- it has been found to contaminate drinking water in at least 28 states. Studies by the Environmental Working Group, academic researchers and the Centers for Disease Control have found perchlorate in food, cow’s milk, human breast milk and the bodies of virtually every American.

I have a crazy idea. What if we stopped spending billions of dollars searching for life on other planets, and instead, invest that money in making our own planet more livable?

Sources: CNN, Environmental Working Group