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As advisors to the nation, we recognize and advance outstanding science for the benefit of society. Journals: @pnas.org and @pnasnexus.org | President: Marcia McNutt
How do plants fight disease? 🌱 #NASmember Jane Parker studies NLR proteins that help plants sense attackers and launch powerful immune defenses. She shares her latest findings on how these proteins signal plants to resist disease in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How do plants fight disease? 🌱 #NASmember Jane Parker studies NLR proteins that help plants sense attackers and launch powerful immune defenses. She shares her latest findings on how these proteins signal plants to resist disease in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Particle #physics once relied mainly on accelerators and theory. But discoveries like the Higgs boson show that progress now requires a “big tent” of people and ideas. #NASmember Michael Turner and Maria Spiropulu explore this shift in APS Physics News: https://ow.ly/LLUu50XxEXw
How “big tent” particle physics is reshaping physics research
Particle physics used to rely mostly on accelerators and theory. Not anymore.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Particle #physics once relied mainly on accelerators and theory. But discoveries like the Higgs boson show that progress now requires a “big tent” of people and ideas. #NASmember Michael Turner and Maria Spiropulu explore this shift in APS Physics News: https://ow.ly/LLUu50XxEXw
How fast can evolution occur? Sometimes, in just a single generation. 🐦 As we mark the anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," #NASmembers Peter and Rosemary Grant share insights from their groundbreaking studies of Galápagos finches. Read here: www.nasonline.org/news/evoluti...
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
How fast can evolution occur? Sometimes, in just a single generation. 🐦 As we mark the anniversary of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," #NASmembers Peter and Rosemary Grant share insights from their groundbreaking studies of Galápagos finches. Read here: www.nasonline.org/news/evoluti...
The 2025 Einstein Foundation Award winners are announced! “There is no other organization having this much positive impact on research quality," says NAS President Marcia McNutt, who presided over the award jury. See the winners: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre... @einsteinberlin.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The 2025 Einstein Foundation Award winners are announced! “There is no other organization having this much positive impact on research quality," says NAS President Marcia McNutt, who presided over the award jury. See the winners: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre... @einsteinberlin.bsky.social
In the latest episode of LabX's Chemists in the Kitchen, soup meets science! Watch as chemists explain how a few simple ingredients become the perfect comfort food for cool days in a creamy bowl of roasted carrot soup. 🥕 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJJH...
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In the latest episode of LabX's Chemists in the Kitchen, soup meets science! Watch as chemists explain how a few simple ingredients become the perfect comfort food for cool days in a creamy bowl of roasted carrot soup. 🥕 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJJH...
What happens when half a million barrels of toxic waste disappear into the ocean? Join us on December 11 for a special @dceff.bsky.social screening of "Out of Plain Sight" at the NAS Building, followed by a discussion with director Rosanna Xia and scientists. Register: www.cpnas.org/event/specia...
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What happens when half a million barrels of toxic waste disappear into the ocean? Join us on December 11 for a special @dceff.bsky.social screening of "Out of Plain Sight" at the NAS Building, followed by a discussion with director Rosanna Xia and scientists. Register: www.cpnas.org/event/specia...
Reminder: Tonight at 7 p.m. PT, explore exciting new directions for U.S. bee conservation and learn how you can support our imperiled bee fauna in a Distinctive Voices talk with Hollis Woodard of @ucriverside.bsky.social. Tune in online or attend in person: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...
Distinctive Voices — Exciting times for US bee conservation – NAS
The US is on the cusp of dramatically transforming how we conserve bees and other insects, which have been historically excluded from many major conservation efforts. This presentation will share some...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Reminder: Tonight at 7 p.m. PT, explore exciting new directions for U.S. bee conservation and learn how you can support our imperiled bee fauna in a Distinctive Voices talk with Hollis Woodard of @ucriverside.bsky.social. Tune in online or attend in person: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...
Congratulations to LabX and The Science & Entertainment Exchange on their Silver Anthem Awards win for the "I Was Born" video series! Through interviews with scientists working in exciting frontiers, the series brings to life the wide range of possibilities in STEM careers. 🧑🔬 #AnthemAwards
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congratulations to LabX and The Science & Entertainment Exchange on their Silver Anthem Awards win for the "I Was Born" video series! Through interviews with scientists working in exciting frontiers, the series brings to life the wide range of possibilities in STEM careers. 🧑🔬 #AnthemAwards
How is nanoscience transforming vaccines? 💉 A new @pnas.org Special Feature organized by #NASmember Chad Mirkin explores structural immunotherapy, which emphasizes the spatial arrangement of vaccine components to optimize immune responses. Discover more: www.pnas.org/topic/577
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
How is nanoscience transforming vaccines? 💉 A new @pnas.org Special Feature organized by #NASmember Chad Mirkin explores structural immunotherapy, which emphasizes the spatial arrangement of vaccine components to optimize immune responses. Discover more: www.pnas.org/topic/577
Today marks the 100th birthday of #NASmember David Hogness. A pioneer of #genomics, he mapped and analyzed eukaryotic DNA and advanced developmental biology by uncovering key genes and their regulatory hierarchies. 🧬 Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today marks the 100th birthday of #NASmember David Hogness. A pioneer of #genomics, he mapped and analyzed eukaryotic DNA and advanced developmental biology by uncovering key genes and their regulatory hierarchies. 🧬 Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
On #WorldDiabetesDay, #NASmember E. Dale Abel reflects on a career spent uncovering how diabetes affects the heart and blood vessels, and how new research is paving the way toward prevention, earlier interventions, and more equitable access to care worldwide. https://ow.ly/1Qi250XrUNM
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
On #WorldDiabetesDay, #NASmember E. Dale Abel reflects on a career spent uncovering how diabetes affects the heart and blood vessels, and how new research is paving the way toward prevention, earlier interventions, and more equitable access to care worldwide. https://ow.ly/1Qi250XrUNM
Immunotherapy hasn’t been effective for some cancers, such as ovarian cancer, but that may be changing. A team at MIT, including #NASmember Paula Hammond, has designed nanoparticles that help the immune system attack ovarian tumors. Read more: news.mit.edu/2025/new-nan...
New nanoparticles stimulate the immune system to attack ovarian tumors
MIT researchers designed nanoparticles that can deliver an immune-stimulating molecule called IL-12 directly to ovarian tumors. When given to mice along with checkpoint inhibitors, the treatment elimi...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Immunotherapy hasn’t been effective for some cancers, such as ovarian cancer, but that may be changing. A team at MIT, including #NASmember Paula Hammond, has designed nanoparticles that help the immune system attack ovarian tumors. Read more: news.mit.edu/2025/new-nan...
Bee conservation in the U.S. is on the brink of big change. 🐝 Next Wednesday, Nov. 19, join Hollis Woodard of @ucriverside.bsky.social for a Distinctive Voices talk about new efforts to protect our imperiled bees—and how you can help. Attend in person or online: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...
Distinctive Voices — Exciting times for US bee conservation – NAS
The US is on the cusp of dramatically transforming how we conserve bees and other insects, which have been historically excluded from many major conservation efforts. This presentation will share some...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Bee conservation in the U.S. is on the brink of big change. 🐝 Next Wednesday, Nov. 19, join Hollis Woodard of @ucriverside.bsky.social for a Distinctive Voices talk about new efforts to protect our imperiled bees—and how you can help. Attend in person or online: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...
#NASmember Deborah K. Morrison has come full circle—from studying RAF kinases as a postdoc to developing an assay that reveals how BRAF, a key cancer-linked protein, is activated. Read more about her work on cell-signaling pathways in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
#NASmember Deborah K. Morrison has come full circle—from studying RAF kinases as a postdoc to developing an assay that reveals how BRAF, a key cancer-linked protein, is activated. Read more about her work on cell-signaling pathways in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
“If you want to find something new, don’t look under a streetlight.” Condensed matter physicist and #NASmember T. H. Geballe lived by this belief, exploring superconductivity and the “maverick” materials that defy convention. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“If you want to find something new, don’t look under a streetlight.” Condensed matter physicist and #NASmember T. H. Geballe lived by this belief, exploring superconductivity and the “maverick” materials that defy convention. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
"Science is not done in a day... Discovery is not something you can predict." In a candid talk with @chemistryworld.com , #NASmember and theoretical chemist Odile Eisenstein reflects on her life in and out of science, and shares advice for fellow scientists. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...
Odile Eisenstein: ‘Some of the most important advice is to be persistent’
The pioneering theoretical chemist on teaching herself programming and the importance of freedom
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November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Science is not done in a day... Discovery is not something you can predict." In a candid talk with @chemistryworld.com , #NASmember and theoretical chemist Odile Eisenstein reflects on her life in and out of science, and shares advice for fellow scientists. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/odil...
How will genomics reshape human health across a lifetime? 🧬 Researchers gathered at the NAS in late October for the 5th Blavatnik US–Israel Scientific Forum to discuss complex traits, cancer genomics, AI in genomics, new therapies, and more. Watch the recordings: www.nasonline.org/event/the-bl...
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How will genomics reshape human health across a lifetime? 🧬 Researchers gathered at the NAS in late October for the 5th Blavatnik US–Israel Scientific Forum to discuss complex traits, cancer genomics, AI in genomics, new therapies, and more. Watch the recordings: www.nasonline.org/event/the-bl...
From cryptography to teleportation, #NASmember Gilles Brassard has helped shape #quantum science. In @thewalrus.ca, he explains how quantum computers could shatter our digital security, and the science behind the line of defense he pioneered decades ago. 💻 thewalrus.ca/quantum-comp...
Quantum Computing Is Coming for Your Digital Secrets | The Walrus
When Q-Day arrives, anything encrypted—emails, banking info, classified materials—will be up for grabs
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November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
From cryptography to teleportation, #NASmember Gilles Brassard has helped shape #quantum science. In @thewalrus.ca, he explains how quantum computers could shatter our digital security, and the science behind the line of defense he pioneered decades ago. 💻 thewalrus.ca/quantum-comp...
REMINDER: Tonight at 7pm PST, tune into a Distinctive Voices talk on weather whiplash. 🌪️ Climate scientist Daniel Swain (@weatherwest.bsky.social) will illuminate the impacts of dramatic swings between extreme weather such as droughts, floods & wildfires. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ch...
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
REMINDER: Tonight at 7pm PST, tune into a Distinctive Voices talk on weather whiplash. 🌪️ Climate scientist Daniel Swain (@weatherwest.bsky.social) will illuminate the impacts of dramatic swings between extreme weather such as droughts, floods & wildfires. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ch...
After decades of damage from acid rain and logging, forests are bouncing back, and in surprising ways. 🌳 A new @pnas.org study by #NASmember Emily Bernhardt reveals how forests are mining bedrock for essential nutrients to aid in their recovery. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After decades of damage from acid rain and logging, forests are bouncing back, and in surprising ways. 🌳 A new @pnas.org study by #NASmember Emily Bernhardt reveals how forests are mining bedrock for essential nutrients to aid in their recovery. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November is #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, and we're remembering #NASmember Evarts Ambrose Graham, who performed the first successful lung removal to treat cancer in 1933 and helped show the link between smoking and lung cancer. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
November is #LungCancerAwarenessMonth, and we're remembering #NASmember Evarts Ambrose Graham, who performed the first successful lung removal to treat cancer in 1933 and helped show the link between smoking and lung cancer. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
What if the first stars were powered not by fusion, but by dark matter? 🌌 On #DarkMatterDay, explore a new @PNAS.org study from #NASmember Katherine Freese, whose team used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to identify possible supermassive dark stars. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What if the first stars were powered not by fusion, but by dark matter? 🌌 On #DarkMatterDay, explore a new @PNAS.org study from #NASmember Katherine Freese, whose team used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to identify possible supermassive dark stars. Read more: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
In a Halloween episode of @pnas.org Science Sessions podcast, #NASmember Richard Zare and Laura Stidsholt explore two long-standing natural mysteries: the source of will-o’-the-wisps and how bats integrate vision with echolocation. 🦇 Listen: www.pnas.org/post/podcast...
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In a Halloween episode of @pnas.org Science Sessions podcast, #NASmember Richard Zare and Laura Stidsholt explore two long-standing natural mysteries: the source of will-o’-the-wisps and how bats integrate vision with echolocation. 🦇 Listen: www.pnas.org/post/podcast...
Climate change is amplifying “hydroclimate whiplash”—the dramatic swings between drought, floods & wildfires. Join climate scientist Daniel Swain (@weatherwest.bsky.social) on Nov 5 for a Distinctive Voices talk on the science & impacts of these extremes. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ch...
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Climate change is amplifying “hydroclimate whiplash”—the dramatic swings between drought, floods & wildfires. Join climate scientist Daniel Swain (@weatherwest.bsky.social) on Nov 5 for a Distinctive Voices talk on the science & impacts of these extremes. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-ch...
#OnThisDay in 1969, a simple "Lo" became the first message sent over the Internet. Led by #NASmember Leonard Kleinrock, a team at UCLA tried to send “login” between two computers. The system crashed after 2 letters, but history was made. 🌐 Read more: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/lo-and-...
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#OnThisDay in 1969, a simple "Lo" became the first message sent over the Internet. Led by #NASmember Leonard Kleinrock, a team at UCLA tried to send “login” between two computers. The system crashed after 2 letters, but history was made. 🌐 Read more: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/lo-and-...