EditorialRobert DePalma, a paleontologist, gives a presentation on his findings of fossilized remains at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (Taylor Mickal/NASA via The New York Times)
EditorialIn seeking the origin story of the Chicxulub impactor, scientists hope to also unlock secrets about the origin of life itself. (Sally Deng/The New York Times)