Articles

Flatiron Institute

February 12, 2026

The Machinery That Helps Divide Your Cells Self-Organizes Like an Active Liquid Crystal By Jane Beaufore

A 3D rendering of components inside a cell that make up the human mitotic spindle.

Center for Computational Astrophysics

February 12, 2026

Caught in the Act: Astronomers Watch a Vanishing Star Turn Into a Black Hole Trisha Muro

Illustration of the dust shell traveling away from a black hole and gas being pulled back towards it.

Center for Computational Neuroscience

January 26, 2026

Biological Brains Inspire a New Building Block for Artificial Neural Networks

Flatiron Institute

January 21, 2026

Adrian Bayer: Unveiling the Universe’s Origins and Current State by Modeling Its Many Faces By Marcus Banks

Adrian Bayer on the roof of the Simons Foundation offices, looking towards the sky.

Flatiron Institute

January 19, 2026

Hidden Order in Quantum Confusion: The Pseudogap

Photo of glowing green tabletop laser equipment with researchers looking on.

Flatiron Institute

January 08, 2026

A Tug-of-War Explains a Decades-Old Question About How Bacteria Swim By Jane Beaufore

Stylized illustration of a swimming bacteria with a focus on their propeller-like flagella.

Fellows-to-Faculty Award

January 06, 2026

Fellows-to-Faculty Awardee Sama Ahmed Studies the Neuroscience of Multitasking By Wynne Parry

Portrait of smiling Sama Ahmed walking outside the University of Washington.

Simons Foundation

December 22, 2025

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

Collage of all ten top ten article main images.