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The visit was part of the six-week Summer Bridge Program, designed to prepare the incoming first-year science, technology, engineering and math students for the next four years of their academic career.

Scientists have figured out how proteins may have been created on early Earth.

Scientists are seeking to decipher the role of non-coding DNA in the human genome, helped by a suite of artificial-intelligence tools.

The tempestuous star in Orion’s shoulder has a buddy, and neither of their futures look bright.

New research from two UCLA professors with support from the Simons Foundation’s Math + X program opens the door to revolutionary advances — with already proven results.

Now, thanks to a decade of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope, we have a chance to see Andromeda as never before. Early this year, NASA released a stunning mosaic that provides the sharpest and most detailed view of the great spiral galaxy.

Observations of a baby star may show the earliest stages of planet formation that astronomers have ever seen.

New data suggests that dark energy, the force driving cosmic acceleration, might be weakening with time. If so, expansion could eventually slow, stop, or even reverse.

The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would damage the ozone layer.

In 2014, mathematician Peter Lax discussed his incredible career and accomplishments as part of the Simons Foundation’s Science Lives series.