Mars research crew emerges after 8 months of isolation

HONOLULU — Six NASA-backed research subjects who have been cooped up in a Mars-like habitat on a remote Hawaii volcano since January emerged from isolation Sunday. They devoured fresh-picked tropical fruits, vegetables and a fluffy egg strata after eating mostly freeze-dried food during their isolation.The crew of four men and two women are part of a study designed to better understand the psychological impacts a long-term space mission would have on astronauts.The data they produced will