Hannah Richter

Hannah Richter is a freelance science journalist based in Washington, D.C., covering Earth and space. Her work has appeared in Science, Smithsonian, WIRED, Sky & Telescope, Science News, and Ars Technica, among others.

This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects

The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch

By Hannah Richter October 28, 2025

In this story: insects, federal policy, Trump, wildlife, science

Citrus bugs, stink bugs in two nymph stages, probably Leptoglossus zonatus

Do Zoos Have a Place in 2025?

The ethics, conservation, and human entertainment are all part of the equation

By Hannah Richter May 19, 2025

In this story: animals, animal rights, Animal Pics

Qing Bao paces in her enclosure at the National Zoo on Friday, January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC |Photo by Oliver Contreras/Sipa via AP

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This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects

Do Zoos Have a Place in 2025?

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