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May 26, 2026Observations of colliding black holes from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration are shedding new light on the universe’s darkest inhabitants as well as on the nature of … -
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The ScientistCombining fossil and geochemical analysis, researchers showed that eukaryotic cells were already complex and aerobic 1.7 billion years ago, pushing back the dawn of eukaryogenesis.
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May 20, 2026Flatiron Institute computational biologist Sonya Hanson and filmmaker Diego Murillo collaborated on a short film that examines the strange resilience of the tardigrade. -
May 19, 2026Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Kevin Hu explains how coin flips and balls rolling downhill relate to complex problems in probability and mathematical physics. -
May 15, 2026Kabacaoglu, a former research fellow at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute, is now an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University in England … -
May 14, 2026The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative will hold three workshops aimed at developing a multiyear collaborative effort in quantitative behavioral analysis of individuals with autism. -
May 13, 2026A former Flatiron Institute pre-doctoral fellow, Lam now works on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. -
May 13, 2026Flatiron Associate Research Scientist Olivier Gingras and filmmaker Yan Shao collaborated on a film exploring the transition of a single electron to the collective state of superconductivity. -
May 12, 2026Researchers make advances in understanding how human brains are wired by pinning down how the same neurons are used for both imagining and seeing objects. -
May 11, 2026On January 22–23, 2026, SFARI held a workshop to explore advanced quantitative phenotyping methods for capturing visible behaviors, including motor phenotypes. -
May 8, 2026A former Flatiron Institute research fellow, Levy now explores how fault-tolerant quantum computers can advance basic research. -
May 6, 2026As part of the Simons Foundation’s Infinite Sums initiative, the 2026 Symbiosis program produced five experimental short films rooted in mathematics. -
May 6, 2026Collaborations during Morton’s time as an associate research scientist at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute inspired his new startup. -
Black Holes Understanding the universe’s most extreme objects
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NautilusPatients with exceedingly rare genetic diseases fall through the cracks of the medical system. This doctor is designing drugs for them, one at a time.
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May 4, 2026The International Congress of Mathematicians, coming to Philadelphia this summer, includes panels and talks about artificial intelligence and the humanity of the field. -
May 1, 2026The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division is now accepting applications for its 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution. The application deadline is June 30, 2026 … -
April 29, 2026Eero Simoncelli, director of the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Neuroscience (CCN), has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He joins 119 national and 25 … -
April 29, 2026To enable bold and innovative new directions in autism research, the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) welcomes applications for its recently launched New Ideas grant program. These … -
April 29, 2026… rigor, proposals are evaluated on how clearly they articulate their relevance to autism and related NDDs. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with the current landscape of … -
April 28, 2026Flatiron Institute Senior Research Scientist Pilar Cossio builds tools to analyze experimental measurements and reveal how environmental changes alter the behavior of RNA molecules. -
April 23, 2026Mathematician Charles Epstein of the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 22. He joins leaders in the … -
Simons CollaborationThis collaboration advances the classification of algebraic varieties, a central problem in algebraic geometry. -
Simons CollaborationThis collaboration, directed by Andrea Alù of the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY, develops metamaterials with novel wave-manipulation capabilities. -
Simons CollaborationThis collaboration, directed by Andrew Strominger of Harvard University, advances the holographic principle in asymptotically flat spacetimes. -
Simons CollaborationThe Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain aims to expand our understanding of the role of internal brain processes in the arc from sensation to action, thereby discovering … -
Simons CollaborationThis collaboration, directed by Nicolás Yunes at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studies strong gravity through theory and gravitational observations. -
The ChronicleOn April 19, Humanities in Medicine, the Duke Program in Literature, the DeWitt Wallace Center, Duke English and Duke’s Program in Education hosted “Storytelling Through Science Journalism …
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April 21, 2026The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is funding 16 projects through its 2025 Data Analysis awards. This award is designed to encourage the use of large, publicly … -
PhysicsSnapshot measurements of cold-atom gases reveal hidden spin correlations that could force an update of some superconductivity theories.
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Funded WorkBrain development and function require adaptive control of protein synthesis (mRNA translation), which is often disrupted in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Dissecting mechanisms of hyperarousal in autism and related disorders using the Simons Sleep Project
Funded WorkSleep disturbances are apparent in greater than 50 percent of autistic individuals. -
Funded WorkResearch Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) RCSA is a private foundation that advances early-stage, high-potential, basic scientific research by providing catalytic funding for innovative research and …
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AAS NovaThe Hubble Arp Galaxy Survey turned the talents of the Hubble Space Telescope toward 216 targets in the Arp and Arp–Madore catalogs. These catalogs contain galaxies that …
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April 15, 2026By tracking galaxy clusters hundreds of millions of light-years apart, researchers found the prevailing model of gravity still holds, reinforcing evidence for the existence of dark matter. -
April 15, 2026Analysis of a first-of-its-kind experiment reveals missing pieces in the decades-old theory of superconductivity. -
Funded WorkAutism research in genomics is hindered by fragmented data resources that are hard to combine in statistical models: while SFARI’s SPARK and Simons Simplex Collection cohorts provide …
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Dissecting mechanisms of hyperarousal in autism and related disorders using the Simons Sleep Project
Funded WorkSleep disturbances are apparent in greater than 50 percent of autistic individuals. -
April 13, 2026… fortuitous. At the heart of the founding of the U.S. are ideals including acceptance, tolerance and openness. “We want to make the ICM as welcoming a … -
April 10, 2026… Astrophysics Group at ICISE (SAGI), facilitating robust collaborative research in theoretical physics and astrophysics in Vietnam. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) SFI will provide funding for … -
April 10, 2026… Florian Pop University of Pennsylvania Anantharam Raghuram Fordham University Emily Riehl Johns Hopkins University Arnd Scheel University of Minnesota Andreas Seeger University of Wisconsin–Madison Anne Shiu … -
Funded WorkThe autism research landscape faces a critical data discovery bottleneck that fundamentally limits scientific progress.
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Funded WorkHeterogeneity in autism is well documented and complicates efforts to identify biological and social mechanisms underlying the condition.
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Funded WorkAutism is a phenotypically complex cluster of symptoms with genetic underpinnings that are governed by many common variants of subtle effect and a small number of rare, high …