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Aaron Tremper

Assistant Editor, Science News Explores

Aaron Tremper is the assistant editor for Science News Explores. He has a B.A. in English (with minors in creative writing and film production) from SUNY New Paltz and an M.A. in Journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism’s Science and Health Reporting program. A former intern at Audubon magazine and Atlanta’s NPR station, WABE 90.1 FM, he has reported a wide range of science stories for radio, print, and digital media. His favorite reporting adventure? Tagging along with researchers studying bottlenose dolphins off of New York City and Long Island, NY.

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  1. Paleontology

    Tyrant Lizard Queen offers a nuanced look at T. rex

    Paleontologist Riley Black’s latest book explores how this misunderstood carnivore might have lived.

  2. Animals

    Could a whale swallow a person whole?

    In the movie Whalefall, a sperm whale accidentally swallows a scuba diver. It’s technically possible, but unlikely to play out in real life.

  3. Artificial Intelligence

    AI is not ready to fly solo in space

    In sci-fi, AI can navigate the unknowns and — ideally — keep human travelers safe. But it’s not intelligent enough to do that yet.

  4. Life

    The natural history of every U.S. state is on display at a new D.C. exhibit

    The Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s latest exhibit, “From These Lands,” connects visitors with America’s natural history.

  5. Paleontology

    A new dino fossil may solve an ancient murder mystery

    A newly-described dinosaur, Jian changmaensis, may have glided through northwestern China about 120 million years ago, wreaking havoc on birds.

  6. Earth

    Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth?

    While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.

  7. Science & Society

    Our understanding of Charles Darwin continues to evolve

    Historian Janet Browne’s Darwin: A Biography lifts the curtain on the private life of Charles Darwin, one of science’s most controversial pioneers.

  8. Planetary Science

    Future Martians will need to breathe. It won’t be easy

    Asteroid impacts, microbes, mining: These are a few tactics engineers might one day use to create an Earthlike atmosphere on Mars.

  9. Animals

    U.S. seal populations have rebounded — and so have their conflicts with humans

    Alix Morris’s new book, A Year with the Seals, explores humans’ complicated relationship with these controversial marine mammals.

  10. Space

    ‘Star Wars’ holds clues to making speedier spacecraft in the real world

    Controlled fusion, solar sails or ion engines could someday help spaceships travel between star systems.

  11. Tech

    Robots are gaining new capabilities thanks to plants and fungi

    Biohybrid robots made with plant and fungal tissue are more sensitive to their surroundings.

  12. Paleontology

    ‘Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior’ unearths paleontology’s biases

    Paleontologist David Hone’s latest book fleshes out our understanding of dinosaur behavior.