The CHAPEA mission is a year-long simulation of what life would be like for a crew on the Red Planet
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The amazing history of the Montreal Protocol
Planet

A new study shines a light on why this 1987 agreement is one of the most successful environmental agreements ever signed


Check out the fearsome new pterosaur found in Australia
History

The researchers behind the fossil say Thapunngaka shawi was like a dragon—and who are we to argue?


Looking for hope in the IPCC Climate Report
Planet

The UN’s recent report on climate change contained a lot of heavy information, but there are reasons to be excited about the opportunity ahead


Sparta is a 28,000 year-old cave lion cub
History

Discovered in the Siberian permafrost, this may be the most well preserved prehistoric mammal ever found


Caecilians found for the first time in the US
Planet

“What’s a caecilian,” you ask? We’re here to tell you!