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AAAS welcomes 471 scientists and engineers in the class of 2024

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The University of California San Diego, together with Point Loma Nazarene University, will co-host the 24th annual Kyoto Prize Symposium on March 12-13, 2025. The event is free and open to the public.

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University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos has been named one of this year鈥檚 winners of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award鈥攐ne of the most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government鈥攖he White House announced Dec. 19.

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We are delighted to announce that Seed Biology has been included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

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Sleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a new language.

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The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering the nation鈥檚 most promising innovators in science and technology, announced today that it is accepting applications for the 2025 Hertz Fellowships. The application closes on Friday, November 1, 2024.

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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for non-invasive disease diagnostics, offering an alternative to conventional biopsies. However, the challenge has been the efficient and pure isolation of EVs from biological fluids, as current methods yield variable results. Recognizing this gap, researchers have focused on developing advanced techniques that can isolate EVs with high efficiency and purity, crucial for the accurate detection and monitoring of diseases.

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A recent study has unveiled a significant advancement in refrigeration technology. This work introduces an optimized Compression-Absorption Cascade Refrigeration Cycle (CACRC) that remarkably reduces electricity consumption and capitalizes on waste heat, setting new benchmarks in refrigeration efficiency and sustainability.

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A pair of research papers reveals that genomic anomalies misled scientists about the true evolutionary history of birds.

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Global production of LED lights, wind turbine generators, EV batteries and more require critical materials that are in high demand. A new report, led by scientists at Argonne National Laboratory, assesses rare materials and their supply.

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Astrophysicists at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and University of California, Berkeley, used the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility鈥檚 Summit supercomputer to compare models of X-ray bursts in 2D and 3D.

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Scientists created a highly accurate reference genome for one of the most important modern crops and found a rare example of how genes confer disease resistance in plants. Exploring sugarcane鈥檚 genetic code could help researchers develop more resilient and productive crops, with implications for both sugar production and biofuels.

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Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered their development.

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Professors at The University of Texas at El Paso have launched a new industrial engineering lab focused on supporting human performance and behavior in various application areas. Projects include supportive exoskeletons for high-strain occupations and virtual reality that simulates high-stress environments.

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The best measurements from Hubble show the universe is now expanding faster than predicted based on observations of how it looked shortly after the big bang. Some scientists suggested that Hubble observations are wrong due to some creeping inaccuracy in its deep-space yardstick. However, Webb鈥檚 sharp infrared views of milepost markers known as Cepheids agree with Hubble data.

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