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On 6 February, NASA plans to launch a new satellite tasked with monitoring microbes in the ocean and aerosols in the atmosphere. The mission, called PACE (Plankton, Aerosol …

Simons Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology Brett Baker and Alyson Santoro have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology. The honor is “based on their records of …

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography has named oceanographer Elizabeth B. Kujawinski the winner of the 2024 Evelyn Hutchinson Award. The honor recognizes mid-career …

How Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics prepares curious, talented young people to become the next generation of STEM practitioners.

An uncanny resemblance to the Death Star might not be the only intriguing thing about Saturn’s moon Mimas. It could also harbor a vast ocean of liquid …

The foundation’s In the Path of Totality initiative is partnering with dozens of communities to make the upcoming eclipse an engaging and unforgettable experience.

Researchers have used quantum computers to solve difficult physics problems. But claims of a quantum “advantage” must wait as ever-improving algorithms boost the performance of classical computers.

Last month, Flatiron Institute postdoc Miro Astore received the Young Biophysicist Award at the 47th Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Biophysics. The award was established in …

… received a National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications partly for his work on “The Joy of Why.” Celebrating more than 20 …

A state-of-the-art technique helps scientists map out tissue at the single cell level after a demyelinating brain injury.

SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund three grants in response to the 2023 Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science request for applications.

… before proposing a project. During the planning phase, we provided starter grants and support to catalyze conversations around art, science, cross-pollination and the upcoming solar eclipse …

New phenotypic data from Simons Searchlight participants were recently added to SFARI Base. This release includes data from individuals with 94 gene changes and 15 copy number variants …

SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund three collaborative projects in response to the 2023 Cross-Species Studies of ASD request for applications.

Microsoft announced Tuesday that a team of scientists used artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to plow through 32.6 million possible battery materials ― many not found in …

The Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award is presented for astronomy writing for an academic audience — specifically, textbooks at either the upper-division undergraduate or the graduate level.

New research suggests that two iron-bearing sulphate materials called rhomboclase and acid ferric sulphate could help explain patches and streaks in the clouds around Venus visible in …

Genetic disruption of gene-regulatory proteins has emerged as a major underlying cause of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders (ASD/NDD).

There has been tremendous progress in identifying the genetic basis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Dysregulated levels of neuromodulators and other chemical signals may contribute to behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

In 2020, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 visited the asteroid Ryugu and managed to bring precious samples of the space rock back to Earth. And sure enough, years later …

A ghostly quasiparticle rooted in a century-old Italian mystery could unlock quantum computing’s potential—if only it could be pinned down.

For atmospheric scientists, snowflake morphology helps determine how the flakes descend through the turbulent atmosphere. Now, using a custom-made snowflake-tracking apparatus installed at a ski resort …

… the assumption that gravity works in the same way from macroscopic scales all the way down to the submicron level. Jason Hogan of Stanford University will lead …

For the first time, the five Flatiron Institute research centers (astrophysics, biology, mathematics, neuroscience and quantum physics), as well as its Scientific Computing Core and the Foundation Models …

Delayed or impaired motor development can detrimentally affect environmental exploration, social engagement and spatial perception.

Using state-of-the-art computer simulations, astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have sharpened our picture of how black holes may generate some of the …

Organization that establishes space and opportunity to empower young ladies to explore their STEM identity through marine science and conservation, and SCUBA diving.

Native-led non-profit educating and strengthening relationships between bio-regional native and non-native government and NGO’s, as well as academic institutions to reconnect Coast Salish …

Environmental perturbations that disrupt fetal neurodevelopment are strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

… to map out — neuron by neuron — how individual insects respond to an imaginary predator; and a photo gallery of people with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease describing …

Check out these presentations from SCGB PIs and trainees at the SFN conference November on 11-15.

Two studies by different research groups — one led by Flora Vaccarino and the other by Juergen Knoblich — used brain organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells of people with …

This year’s new cohort of National Academy of Medicine members includes two investigators funded by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). Election to the academy “recognizes …

Check out these presentations from SCPAB PIs and trainees at the SFN conference on November 11-15.

… International and Public Affairs, and the Pratt Institute, where he specialized in urban energy systems and policy, often focusing on New York City. He also co-founded …

The Society for Neuroscience has awarded neuroscientist Abhilasha Joshi its Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award, which recognizes “young neuroscientists for outstanding research and educational pursuit in …

By studying the changing geometry of cell nuclei in fruit flies, scientists have gained a better understanding of the dynamics that shape the part of our cells that …

… independent publication launched by the Simons Foundation to illuminate big ideas in science and math through public service journalism. Quanta’s reporters and editors focus on developments …

By extracting ideas from different fields and applying them to broad problems, Rachel Ward has built unexpected connections across a huge swath of applied mathematics.

When, why and how did neurons first evolve? Scientists are piecing together the ancient story.

A number of presentations will be given by SFARI Investigators at Neuroscience 2023, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Large-scale genetic studies are producing valuable new leads to understand disease mechanisms and identify new treatment targets.

People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often exhibit rigid patterns of behavior, manifesting as difficulty generalizing when encountering a new example of something known or something known in …