PaleontologyMay 7, 2026
Poop, stomach oil and ostrich eggshells keep records of Earth’s ancient climate
Peering into Earth’s climate past is getting ever more bizarre
Stories by Hannah Richter
Hannah Richter is a freelance science journalist based in Washington, D.C. She writes about Earth, space and science policy for Science, Nature, Smithsonian, WIRED, Sky & Telescope, Science News, Ars Technica and Popular Mechanics, among others.
Space ExplorationAugust 14, 2025
NASA Budget Cuts Could End U.S. Exploration of the Outer Solar System
The U.S. planetary science community is sounding the alarm about plans to discard a nuclear technology that has powered dozens of NASA missions over the past 50 years