#FoundationModels—#AI systems trained on massive datasets—could transform science. A @nationalacademies.org report with contributions from #NASmembers Michael Kearns, Andrea Bertozzi & Robert Schapire explores applications at the U.S. Dept. of Energy: www.nationalacademies.org/news/doe-sho...

In many ways, modern weather forecasting begins with #NASmember Norman A. Phillips. A pioneer of numerical weather prediction, he built the the first successful general circulation model of climate. Discover his impact in a new NAS memoir: https://ow.ly/honA50XQ6hC#NASmember#MemoirMonday

Just one week left to nominate for the 2025 Cozzarelli Prize! If you’ve read a @pnas.org paper this year that pushed its field forward, don’t miss the chance to to submit a nomination by January 2, 2026. Learn more and nominate: www.pnas.org/about/cozzar...

Happy Holidays from the National Academy of Sciences!🎄Here’s to a joyful season and an inspiring year ahead. You can enjoy the beautiful Great Hall during free NAS Building tours led by Cultural Programs of the NAS through the end of the year. Register: www.cpnas.org/exhibitions-...

A new study led by #NASmember Feng Zhang suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system. By temporarily programming cells in the liver, researchers at MIT and @broadinstitute.org were able to improve T-cell function and enhance vaccine response. Read more: news.mit.edu/2025/new-stu...

#NASmember William Labov didn’t just influence #linguistics—he reinvented it. He showed that language lives in people, history, and community. Read a new NAS memoir honoring Labov and the birth of sociolinguistics: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

Harvard researchers, including #NASmember Naomi Pierce, discovered that plants can attract pollinators using infrared signals—an ancient signal that predates colorful flowers and led pollinators to evolve specialized infrared sensors. Read more: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

What can deformations in Earth’s surface reveal about the formation and behavior of earthquakes? #NASmember Jean-Philippe Avouac discusses his efforts to measure and model the physical forces that shape the tension tied to crustal deformations in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

From extreme life in the ocean to demographic shifts to the chemistry of 2D materials—explore cutting-edge science from early-career researchers! Watch recordings from the 2025 Japanese-American-German Kavli Frontiers of Science: www.nasonline.org/symposia/202...

How do intelligence and organization emerge in collectives, from cells to humans to neural networks? 🧠 Join Anna Dornhaus of @uarizona.bsky.social tomorrow, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. PT, for a Distinctive Voices lecture exploring lessons from social insects. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/collective...

A "towering figure in solid-earth geophysics," #NASmember Adam Dziewonski peered into Earth’s core and mapped our planet like no one before. 🌎 His seismic insights still echo through #geophysics today. Discover his impact in a new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

Researchers on a BRAIN Initiative project have unveiled the most comprehensive map of developing mammalian brains to date. In an interview with The Scientist, #NASmember Hongkui Zeng shares the new insights into neurodevelopment this atlas provides: www.the-scientist.com/a-new-cell-a...

How can a billion-year-old water discovery aid the green energy transition? Geochemist and #NASmember Barbara Sherwood Lollar shares how underground hydrogen, produced when ancient water mixes with rock, could help decarbonize heavy industry in @utoronto.ca news:

Explore the evolution of man's best friend in a new @pnas.org Special Feature! 🐕 Organized by #NASmembers Elaine Ostrander and William Murphy, this collection reveals how dog genomes and behavior reflect domestication, ancestry, and hybridization: pnas.org/topic/580

Next week, join the @nationalacademies.org for #AGU2025, and on December 15, don't miss NAS President Marcia McNutt and #NASmember Maria Zuber in a panel discussion on how scientists can build and maintain trust in an era of skepticism. Learn more and register: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

An early recipient of the NAS Public Welfare Medal, #NASmember Cleveland Abbe shaped the weather forecasts we check every morning and the time zones that keep our schedules in sync. 🌦️⏰ Discover his story in his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday #ScienceHistory

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. Join @nationalacademies.org on Dec. 9 at 12 pm ET for a public briefing on the new report, A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars. Register to attend: events.nationalacademies.org/46072

Tickets are going fast for the Dec. 11 screening of Out of Plain Sight at the NAS Building! Don't miss this award-winning documentary that uncovers the story behind toxic waste dumped into the ocean after WWII and its lasting impact. 🎫 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/special-sc... @dceff.bsky.social

Bacteriophages are the most abundant lifeforms on Earth, but most remain a mystery. In a @pnas.org QnAs, #NASmember Graham Hatfull shares how his work to illuminate this viral "dark matter" is opening doors to new treatments for drug-resistant infections. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Tomorrow, explore the frontiers of ocean mapping with #NASmember Dawn Wright (@deepseadawn.bsky.social) in her Distinctive Voices lecture! 🌊 She'll dive into how modern systems are reshaping our understanding of the ocean amid both data overload and gaps. Register: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...

#NASmember Pedro Cuatrecasas devoted himself to improving human health, overseeing the development of 40+ new drugs across his career. Read about his work as a scientific innovator and leader in pharmaceutical discovery in a new memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

Black Friday? How about #BlackHoleFriday! Celebrate with a deep dive into the universe's most massive black holes with #NASmember Chung-Pei Ma, whose discoveries are reshaping our understanding of these architects of galactic evolution. 🕳️ Read here: www.nasonline.org/news/from-da...

Happy Thanksgiving from the National Academy of Sciences! May your day be filled with gratitude, curiosity, and just the right amount of pie. 🥧 #PhotoswithAlbert

How do plants fight disease? 🌱 #NASmember Jane Parker studies NLR proteins that help plants sense attackers and launch powerful immune defenses. She shares her latest findings on how these proteins signal plants to resist disease in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Particle #physics once relied mainly on accelerators and theory. But discoveries like the Higgs boson show that progress now requires a “big tent” of people and ideas. #NASmember Michael Turner and Maria Spiropulu explore this shift in APS Physics News: https://ow.ly/LLUu50XxEXw

How fast can evolution occur? Sometimes, in just a single generation. 🐦 As we mark the anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," #NASmembers Peter and Rosemary Grant share insights from their groundbreaking studies of Galápagos finches. Read here: www.nasonline.org/news/evoluti...

The 2025 Einstein Foundation Award winners are announced! “There is no other organization having this much positive impact on research quality," says NAS President Marcia McNutt, who presided over the award jury. See the winners: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre... @einsteinberlin.bsky.social

In the latest episode of LabX's Chemists in the Kitchen, soup meets science! Watch as chemists explain how a few simple ingredients become the perfect comfort food for cool days in a creamy bowl of roasted carrot soup. 🥕 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJJH...

What happens when half a million barrels of toxic waste disappear into the ocean? Join us on December 11 for a special @dceff.bsky.social screening of "Out of Plain Sight" at the NAS Building, followed by a discussion with director Rosanna Xia and scientists. Register: www.cpnas.org/event/specia...

Reminder: Tonight at 7 p.m. PT, explore exciting new directions for U.S. bee conservation and learn how you can support our imperiled bee fauna in a Distinctive Voices talk with Hollis Woodard of @ucriverside.bsky.social. Tune in online or attend in person: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...

Congratulations to LabX and The Science & Entertainment Exchange on their Silver Anthem Awards win for the "I Was Born" video series! Through interviews with scientists working in exciting frontiers, the series brings to life the wide range of possibilities in STEM careers. 🧑‍🔬 #AnthemAwards

How is nanoscience transforming vaccines? 💉 A new @pnas.org Special Feature organized by #NASmember Chad Mirkin explores structural immunotherapy, which emphasizes the spatial arrangement of vaccine components to optimize immune responses. Discover more: www.pnas.org/topic/577

Today marks the 100th birthday of #NASmember David Hogness. A pioneer of #genomics, he mapped and analyzed eukaryotic DNA and advanced developmental biology by uncovering key genes and their regulatory hierarchies. 🧬 Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

On #WorldDiabetesDay, #NASmember E. Dale Abel reflects on a career spent uncovering how diabetes affects the heart and blood vessels, and how new research is paving the way toward prevention, earlier interventions, and more equitable access to care worldwide. https://ow.ly/1Qi250XrUNM#WorldDiabetesDay

Immunotherapy hasn’t been effective for some cancers, such as ovarian cancer, but that may be changing. A team at MIT, including #NASmember Paula Hammond, has designed nanoparticles that help the immune system attack ovarian tumors. Read more: news.mit.edu/2025/new-nan...

Bee conservation in the U.S. is on the brink of big change. 🐝 Next Wednesday, Nov. 19, join Hollis Woodard of @ucriverside.bsky.social for a Distinctive Voices talk about new efforts to protect our imperiled bees—and how you can help. Attend in person or online: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...

#NASmember Deborah K. Morrison has come full circle—from studying RAF kinases as a postdoc to developing an assay that reveals how BRAF, a key cancer-linked protein, is activated. Read more about her work on cell-signaling pathways in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

“If you want to find something new, don’t look under a streetlight.” Condensed matter physicist and #NASmember T. H. Geballe lived by this belief, exploring superconductivity and the “maverick” materials that defy convention. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

"Science is not done in a day... Discovery is not something you can predict." In a candid talk with @chemistryworld.com , #NASmember and theoretical chemist Odile Eisenstein reflects on her life in and out of science, and shares advice for fellow scientists. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...

How will genomics reshape human health across a lifetime? 🧬 Researchers gathered at the NAS in late October for the 5th Blavatnik US–Israel Scientific Forum to discuss complex traits, cancer genomics, AI in genomics, new therapies, and more. Watch the recordings: www.nasonline.org/event/the-bl...

From cryptography to teleportation, #NASmember Gilles Brassard has helped shape #quantum science. In @thewalrus.ca, he explains how quantum computers could shatter our digital security, and the science behind the line of defense he pioneered decades ago. 💻 thewalrus.ca/quantum-comp...

REMINDER: Tonight at 7pm PST, tune into a Distinctive Voices talk on weather whiplash. 🌪️ Climate scientist Daniel Swain (@weatherwest.bsky.social) will illuminate the impacts of dramatic swings between extreme weather such as droughts, floods & wildfires. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ch...

After decades of damage from acid rain and logging, forests are bouncing back, and in surprising ways. 🌳 A new @pnas.org study by #NASmember Emily Bernhardt reveals how forests are mining bedrock for essential nutrients to aid in their recovery. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

November is #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, and we're remembering #NASmember Evarts Ambrose Graham, who performed the first successful lung removal to treat cancer in 1933 and helped show the link between smoking and lung cancer. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

What if the first stars were powered not by fusion, but by dark matter? 🌌 On #DarkMatterDay, explore a new @PNAS.org study from #NASmember Katherine Freese, whose team used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to identify possible supermassive dark stars. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

In a Halloween episode of @pnas.org Science Sessions podcast, #NASmember Richard Zare and Laura Stidsholt explore two long-standing natural mysteries: the source of will-o’-the-wisps and how bats integrate vision with echolocation. 🦇 Listen: www.pnas.org/post/podcast...

Climate change is amplifying “hydroclimate whiplash”—the dramatic swings between drought, floods & wildfires. Join climate scientist Daniel Swain (@weatherwest.bsky.social) on Nov 5 for a Distinctive Voices talk on the science & impacts of these extremes. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ch...

#OnThisDay in 1969, a simple "Lo" became the first message sent over the Internet. Led by #NASmember Leonard Kleinrock, a team at UCLA tried to send “login” between two computers. The system crashed after 2 letters, but history was made. 🌐 Read more: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/lo-and-...

This Thursday, October 30 at 6:30pm, join Cultural Programs of the NAS for The Beating Heart Retreat: The Art and Science of Health. Explore ancient healing and modern science through talks, breath-based sound exercises, and communal storytelling. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-beatin...

Known as the “father of quantum cosmology,” #NASmember James Hartle transformed our understanding of relativistic stars, black holes, and the universe as a quantum system with his seminal work with Stephen Hawking. Read his new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday