The National Academy of Sciences is presenting its 2026 Public Welfare Medal to Francis S. Collins, former director, National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his pioneering research in human genetics ...
Monica Bertagnolli, former director of the National Institutes of Health, has been elected by members of the National Academy ...
Jan. 22, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Academy Honors 19 for Major Contributions to Science WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 19 individuals with awards recognizing their ...
Public interest in news stories about climate change is at an all-time high. NPR Climate Correspondent Rebecca Hersher talks ...
Once the stuff of science fiction, creative machines are now reshaping culture and daily life. Much of today’s AI innovation reflects a sci-fi fantasy: the all-knowing oracle, an AI that ultimately ...
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Beth Shapiro, DPhil, is Chief Science Officer at Colossal Biosciences and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Santa Cruz. She earned her BS and MS in Ecology from the University of ...
According to all the known laws of physics, the Big Bang should have created a Universe consisting of both matter and antimatter. However, the Universe doesn’t contain any antimatter, which is why ...
Jonathan Pritchard, PhD is the Bing Professor of Population Studies in the Departments of Genetics and Biology at Stanford University. Pritchard grew up mainly in Britain before moving to Pennsylvania ...