From Ringing Black Holes to Restoring Gut Health: Science at Simons in 2025

New research examines a newly characterized beetle species, Sceptobius, that lives in a symbiotic relationship with ant colonies, and finds that Sceptobius infiltrates ant colonies by developing an invisibility cloak — silencing its own pheromones in order to steal and mask themselves with ant pheromones.

A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to environmental change than scientists realized.

Astronomers may have uncovered how the most common types of planets in our galaxy grow. The discovery confirms astronomers’ theories that these planets start as 'bloated' babies but quickly lose much of their thick atmospheres.

Simons Foundation president David Spergel talks about the evolving landscape for science philanthropy, his outlook for the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful in an uncertain time.