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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/...
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...
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
#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
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...
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-...
This Thursday, October 30 at 6:30pm, join Cultural Programs of the NAS for The Beating Heart Retreat: The Art and Science of Health. Explore ancient healing and modern science through talks, breath-based sound exercises, and communal storytelling. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-beatin...
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This Thursday, October 30 at 6:30pm, join Cultural Programs of the NAS for The Beating Heart Retreat: The Art and Science of Health. Explore ancient healing and modern science through talks, breath-based sound exercises, and communal storytelling. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-beatin...
Known as the “father of quantum cosmology,” #NASmember James Hartle transformed our understanding of relativistic stars, black holes, and the universe as a quantum system with his seminal work with Stephen Hawking. Read his new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Known as the “father of quantum cosmology,” #NASmember James Hartle transformed our understanding of relativistic stars, black holes, and the universe as a quantum system with his seminal work with Stephen Hawking. Read his new NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday
“When you don’t have a path in your mind, the question is, how do you progress?” In the newest episode of @labx.org's I Was Born, former NAS Vice President Sue Wessler shares her path from the Bronx to the forefront of plant genetics—one step at a time.🌱🧬 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNO0...
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“When you don’t have a path in your mind, the question is, how do you progress?” In the newest episode of @labx.org's I Was Born, former NAS Vice President Sue Wessler shares her path from the Bronx to the forefront of plant genetics—one step at a time.🌱🧬 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNO0...
From molecular design to advanced materials, machine learning is rapidly reshaping #chemistry. 🌐⚗️ A new @pnas.org Special Feature—organized by #NASmembers Pablo Debenedetti, Juan de Pablo, and George Schatz—highlights discoveries and future directions: www.pnas.org/topic/578
October 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
From molecular design to advanced materials, machine learning is rapidly reshaping #chemistry. 🌐⚗️ A new @pnas.org Special Feature—organized by #NASmembers Pablo Debenedetti, Juan de Pablo, and George Schatz—highlights discoveries and future directions: www.pnas.org/topic/578
Who will win the €100,000 Early Career #EinsteinFoundationAward? Join @einsteinberlin.bsky.social on Nov 10 to discover up to six finalist projects boosting research quality, selected from 72 global applications. @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social
Register: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
Register: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Who will win the €100,000 Early Career #EinsteinFoundationAward? Join @einsteinberlin.bsky.social on Nov 10 to discover up to six finalist projects boosting research quality, selected from 72 global applications. @berlinscienceweek.bsky.social
Register: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
Register: www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/insights/...
Congratulations to #NASmembers Lieping Chen, Barney Graham, Joel Habener, Dina Katabi, Duojia Pan, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Erin Schuman, Jay Shendure, Karel Svoboda, and Alice Ting on their election to the @nam.edu!
See the full list: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
See the full list: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
October 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Congratulations to #NASmembers Lieping Chen, Barney Graham, Joel Habener, Dina Katabi, Duojia Pan, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Erin Schuman, Jay Shendure, Karel Svoboda, and Alice Ting on their election to the @nam.edu!
See the full list: nam.edu/news-and-ins...
See the full list: nam.edu/news-and-ins...