Born #OnThisDay in 1912 was experimental nuclear physicist C. S. Wu, whose pioneering work provided evidence for what happens with energy and mass when atoms decompose. As we close out #AAPIHeritageMonth , discover her life and legacy in her NAS memoir: ow.ly/tKcR50RYGXb

What insights has NASA Webb Telescope revealed about the existence of supermassive dark stars? Three astrophysicists, including #NASmember Katherine Freese, shed light on their 2023 Cozzarelli Prize-winning PNASNews article in a new video: ow.ly/R7ci50RYGKS #NASaward

How have #ArtificialIntelligence and #MachineLearning impacted economic frameworks? #NASmember Susan Athey explores #economics and AI in a fireside chat with Stanford Graduate School of Business dean Jonathan Levin. Watch here: ow.ly/hMms50RYGH5

We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 NAS Awards! We will honor scientists who have made pioneering contributions to a wide range of fields, such as #biophysics , #astronomy , #neuroscience , #microbiology & more.

Who will you nominate? #NASaward ow.ly/w5iB50RYGoC

As we honor #MemorialDay , discover the legacy of one of the earliest NAS members — Montgomery C. Meigs, a military and civil engineer, Civil War general, and principal architect of the Arlington National Cemetery. Read his memoir: ow.ly/caex50RTYR4 #MemoirMonday

At the 5th annual Korean-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, leading early career researchers gave cutting-edge science presentations on #astrophysics , electrochemistry, next-generation #ecology , vaccines, and more.

Watch their talks online: ow.ly/rTP750RTYFr

A new study led by #NASmember Eric Rignot shows that the giant Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is more exposed to warm ocean waters than previously thought. If it melts, it could raise global sea levels by as much as two feet. Learn more in The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

On the International Day for Biological Diversity, explore how promoting #biodiversity in agroecosystems can support autonomous pest control and advance sustainability in agriculture in #NASmember Ivette Perfecto's 2023 Research Briefing: ow.ly/s5pe50RR3UR #BiodiversityDay

Congratulations to the three #NASmembers who have been awarded the prestigious The Shaw Prize! Shrinivas Kulkarni has won the Prize in Astronomy, Stuart Orkin shares the Prize in Life Science & Medicine, and Peter Sarnak has won the Prize in Mathematics.

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Advances in AI represent a transformative moment for science. In a new PNASNews editorial, an interdisciplinary group of experts, including NAS President Marcia McNutt, emphasizes human accountability & responsibility when using AI in research. Read here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Chinese-American geologist and #NASmember E-An Zen made contributions across multiple geologic disciplines and served the scientific community as a whole through his decades of public service. Read more in his memoir: ow.ly/2Zyz50RC5Tj #MemoirMonday #AAPIHeritageMonth

On #WorldBeeDay 🐝, we raise awareness on the importance of pollinators, the threats they face, and their contribution to sustainable development. Discover some of the latest advances in promoting bee health in our 2020 science session: ow.ly/tLu250RC5Q7

In a rare treat, three Nobel Laureates — #NASmembers Joseph Stiglitz, Claudia Goldin, and Esther Duflo — recently gave lectures in the same week LSE on pressing global issues & their prize-winning economics research, now available to watch online: ow.ly/ySw350RC5EB

Next week, join for a night of science and laughs in NYC at the next Wrong Answers Only event, featuring entomologist and dragonfly expert Jessica Ware of American Museum of Natural History! Register to attend the LabX science comedy game show in person: ow.ly/r8Au50RC6Lc

Congratulations to Jean-Léon Maître of Institut Curie on receiving the 2024 Richard Lounsbery Award, presented by the French Académie des sciences for his outstanding and innovative work in mammalian developmental #biology ! Read more: ow.ly/tfl350RC5wB #NASaward

Take a trip to the dark side with theoretical cosmologist and #NASmember Katherine Freese in a new PNASNews QnAs, where she explores her research on #DarkMatter and the significance of candidate dark stars for #cosmology .🌌 Read here: ow.ly/4LXW50RC5qm

This #AAPIHeritageMonth , discover the path-breaking contributions of theoretical physicist Toichiro Kinoshita, whose work to deduce the precise value of g-2 is considered 'one of the greatest feats of calculation in science.' Read his memoir: ow.ly/ToFj50RC5kV #MemoirMonday

As we close out #BlackHoleWeek , we celebrate #NASmember James Stone, our 2024 James Craig Watson medalist, whose work on fluid dynamics in astrophysical systems has advanced our understanding of accretion flows onto black holes. Learn more: ow.ly/Oxem50RAJNl #NASaward

Melville Wohlgemuth of University of Arizona studies the hunting behaviors of echolocating bats to understand how the brain receives sensory information for the purpose of goal-directed behavioral control.🦇 Join his Distinctive Voices lecture on May 15 to learn more: ow.ly/nL7J50Rxrgu

How does the growth of supermassive black holes impact the expansion of their host galaxies? As we celebrate #BlackHoleWeek , learn more about this symbiotic relationship in #cosmology in #NASmember Chung-Pei Ma's 2023 Research Briefing.

Watch: ow.ly/uM8A50Rxr1O