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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 3h

The 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded to #NASmember Francis Halzen! Halzen is recognized for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Learn more: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 20h

Today’s #NobelPrize recognizes discoveries that gave scientists new ways to study the brain. In 1981, #NASmember David Hubel earned the prize for discoveries revealing how neurons in the visual cortex process what we see. Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 05/10/2026

Last call to submit your nominations for the 2027 NAS Awards! The deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM ET. #NASaward Nominate now: awards-nasonline.secure-platform.com/a/organizati...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 05/10/2026

Congratulations to #NASmembers Karl Deisseroth and Peter Hegemann on receiving the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine! They are honored alongside Georg Nagel for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. Left photo by @christophermichel.com

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 02/10/2026

Time is running out to nominate for the 2027 NAS Awards! ⏲️ Submit your nominations by Monday, October 5, to help us recognize outstanding contributions to science and encourage innovative research.🏅 #NASaward Learn more and nominate: www.nasonline.org/awards/curre...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 01/10/2026

Do you know a researcher who has made important services to #geology and #paleontology? Nominate them today for the 2027 NAS Award in the Evolution of Earth and Life – Mary Clark Thompson Medal! www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 29/09/2026

Recipients of the Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal have transformed phycology, exploring algal diversity, genetics and ecological impacts. Discover their contributions and nominate someone for the 2027 award today! www.nasonline.org/award/gilber... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 28/09/2026

Born #OnThisDay in 1934, biochemist William Lennarz helped uncover the mechanisms underlying glycoprotein biosynthesis, making lasting contributions to the emerging field of glycobiology. Explore his life and legacy in his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 28/09/2026

Love seafood? There’s a complex ocean ecosystem behind every bite. Join @scrippsocean.bsky.social's Colleen Petrik on Sept 30 for a #DistinctiveVoices talk on how ecosystem modeling can help us understand marine life and support sustainable fisheries. Learn more: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 25/09/2026

The deadline is approaching to nominate for the 2027 NAS Awards! Submit your nominations by Monday, October 5 to help us recognize outstanding contributions to science and encourage innovative research.🏅 #NASawards Learn more and nominate: www.nasonline.org/awards/curre...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 24/09/2026

Past winners of the J. Lawrence Smith Medal have advanced our understanding of meteoric bodies, the evolution of the solar system, cosmochemistry, and more. Which out-of-this-world discovery will be honored with the 2027 award? Nominate today!☄️ www.nasonline.org/award/j-lawr... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 23/09/2026

What do elephants, manatees, flamingos, and carnivorous plants have in common? In @labx.org's new “Tree of Life" series, #NASmember Doug Soltis explores the unexpected connections among species across 14 short episodes. 🌳 Watch here: labx.org/our-programs... #TreeofLife #Evolution

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 22/09/2026

Established nearly a century ago at the bequest of physicist and psychologist Leonard Troland, the Troland Research Award honors early-career researchers and advances empirical research in experimental psychology. Nominate for the 2027 awards: www.nasonline.org/award/trolan... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 22/09/2026

A developing #ElNino could put marine ecosystems to the test, as well as offer a rare opportunity to learn from extreme ocean warming. A new @pnas.org editorial from the recent US-UK Scientific Forum explores what scientists can do to prepare and learn from the event: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 21/09/2026

Across geometry, physics, and dynamical systems, #NASmember Shlomo Sternberg uncovered connections that revealed new possibilities in #mathematics. Read a new NAS memoir on his influential work: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 18/09/2026

Since 1968, the Selman A. Waksman Award has recognized major advances in #microbiology, such as studies on the mode of action of antibiotics, microbial symbiosis, and bacterial genome evolution. Help us honor a microbiologist in 2027: www.nasonline.org/award/selman... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 17/09/2026

To nourish a growing child, we may need to nourish the microbes within them. For #MalnutritionAwarenessWeek, Jeffrey Gordon of @washumedicine.bsky.social discusses how the gut microbiome shapes healthy growth and how this insight could transform nutritional therapy: www.nasonline.org/news/beyond-...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 16/09/2026

Since most scientific prizes are field-specific, scientists who work across domains are often overlooked. The James Prize in Science and Technology honors researchers who integrate knowledge from two or more fields to solve a major challenge. Nominate: www.nasonline.org/award/james-... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 15/09/2026

How are countries around the world rethinking math education for an AI-driven future? Join @nationalacademies.org on Sept 17 for a discussion on how 17 countries are incorporating data science, computational thinking & AI into K–12 math curricula. Register: www.nationalacademies.org/projects/PGA...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 14/09/2026

A pioneering plant pathologist and beloved teacher, #NASmember Luis Sequeira made seminal contributions to the study of plant-bacterial interactions. 🌱 Read a new NAS memoir honoring his life and research: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 11/09/2026

Do you know a mid-career neuroscientist whose work is making major contributions to our understanding of the nervous system? Nominate them for the 2027 Pradel Research Award! This #NASaward is presented with $50,000 to support #neuroscience research. www.nasonline.org/award/pradel...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 10/09/2026

In addition to honoring scientific excellence in #biology and #medicine, the Richard Lounsbery Award is intended to stimulate research and encourage reciprocal scientific exchanges between the United States and France. Nominate for the 2027 award: www.nasonline.org/award/richar... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 09/09/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 Lasker Award winners! 🏆 These awards honor discoveries in #biology and #medicine that advance human health. #NASmembers Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa are among this year's recipients. See all the winners in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/post/update/...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 03/09/2026

Named for Henryk Arctowski, a Polish scientist, explorer, and world-renowned #meteorologist, the Arctowski Medal honors outstanding contributions to the study of #solarphysics and solar terrestrial relationships. Nominate for the 2027 award today! www.nasonline.org/award/arctow... #NASaward #physics

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 02/09/2026

Small changes in the ocean can trigger global consequences. 🌊 The new summary from the 2026 US-UK Scientific Forum on ocean tipping points explores how researchers are working to understand, predict & respond to shifts in ocean systems. Read here: royalsociety.org/-/media/abou... @royalsociety.org

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 31/08/2026

A new NAS memoir honors #NASmember Ira B. Bernstein, a towering figure in theoretical plasma physics whose foundational work, from the discovery of Bernstein modes to the MHD energy principle, continues to shape the field today. Read here: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 28/08/2026

Do you know a scientist who has made a recent achievement or discovery in basic research that will have an impact on #biochemistry, #biophysics, or #chemistry? Nominate them for the 2027 NAS Award for Scientific Discovery! Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 27/08/2026

What do human smuggling, money laundering, wildlife trafficking, and illicit drugs have in common? A new @pnas.org Special Feature examines illegal markets as a distinct field of scientific inquiry and illuminates how research can inform public policy: www.pnas.org/topic/581

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 25/08/2026

Since 1991, the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society has recognized how advances in #chemistry have led to economic wealth and better quality of life. The 2027 award will honor a chemist working in industry: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 24/08/2026

Born #OnThisDay in 1916 was #NASmember Melvin Green, a pioneering geneticist who spent six decades uncovering the unexpected in Drosophila, the humble fruit fly that helped unlock fundamental insights into genes and genomes. Read his NAS memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 21/08/2026

Established in 2016, the NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture recognizes research in areas such as nutrition, soil science, entomology, agroeconomics & more. Nominate a researcher for the 2027 prize: www.nasonline.org/award/nas-pr... #NASaward #agriculture

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 20/08/2026

From mosquito biology and genetics to new approaches for disease control, explore the latest research on mosquito-borne illnesses in a @pnasnexus.org collection. Discover new insights into disease prevention and vector management: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/pa...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 20/08/2026

Want to learn more about Flaminia Catteruccia's groundbreaking research? Watch her Research Briefing from the 2025 NAS Annual Meeting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUyM...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 20/08/2026

What makes one mosquito capable of spreading malaria while another isn't? 🦟 For #WorldMosquitoDay, we spoke with mosquito biologist and #NASmember Nora Besansky about how moquito genetics could help inform new approaches to malaria prevention. Read here: www.nasonline.org/news/world-m...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 19/08/2026

Do you know a computer scientist who contributed innovative, creative, and influential research in the areas of combinatorial and discrete optimization? 🖥️ Nominate them for the 2027 Michael and Sheila Held Prize! Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/michae... #NASaward #computerscience

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 18/08/2026

What if studying rare diseases could help unlock treatments for common ones? Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 7pm PT for a Distinctive Voices lecture with Stephanie Cherqui of @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social on the promise of gene therapy. Attend in person or online: www.eventbrite.com/e/how-rare-d...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 17/08/2026

At age 25, John Gurdon made a discovery that transformed developmental biology. A new NAS memoir recounts his life and his Nobel Prize-winning work showing that differentiated cells could be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. Read here: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 14/08/2026

The NAS Award in Chemical Sciences was first presented to Linus Pauling, whose groundbreaking work on #chemical bonds revealed how molecules take shape, advancing #chemistry, biology, and beyond. Who will follow in his footsteps in 2027? Nominate today! www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 12/08/2026

What can rare diseases teach us about treating common ones? Join next week for a Distinctive Voices lecture with Stephanie Cherqui of @ucsdmedschool.bsky.social on gene therapy and new treatment possibilities for diseases from cystinosis to Alzheimer’s. Learn more: www.nasonline.org/event/distin...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 11/08/2026

The NAS Award in Molecular Biology has honored breakthroughs in areas such as protein synthesis and cellular metal homeostasis. 🦠 Which discovery will be recognized in 2027? Nominate today! www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 10/08/2026

From insect physiology to human health, #NASmember Bruce D. Hammock’s research transformed our understanding of biology, chemistry, toxicology, and therapeutics. A new NAS memoir celebrates his five decades of interdisciplinary innovations: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 08/08/2026

It’s #Caturday AND International Cat Day: the purr-fect time to explore the science behind our feline friends. 🐈 In a Q&A, #NASmember Jonathan Losos shares insights into feline evolution and why your cat’s love of boxes may have a scientific explanation: www.nasonline.org/news/from-an...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 07/08/2026

A world of his own! 🌎✨ Congratulations to #NASmember Gary Zank on receiving the @cospar.bsky.social Space Science Award and the honor of having a minor planet named after him in recognition of his contributions to space science. cosparhq.cnes.fr/awards/space...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 05/08/2026

The nomination deadline for the 2027 NAS Awards is two months away! Want to nominate a scientist for an NAS Award but not sure how? Watch the video for a breakdown of the nomination process, policies, and FAQs, and visit nasonline.org/awards/how-t... for more information. #NASaward

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 04/08/2026

A new @pnas.org Special Feature on The Law in the Age of Generative AI explores how legal systems can help govern AI and how AI is transforming the practice & study of law. Learn about AI's impact on copyright, fairness, governance, and access to justice: www.pnas.org/topic/584

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 03/08/2026

Born #OnThisDay was #NASmember David Schindler, a freshwater ecologist whose whole-lake experiments transformed our understanding of lake eutrophication and acidification and helped shape policy and generations of scientists. Read his memoir: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 30/07/2026

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 28/07/2026

From uncovering Earth's history to advancing paleontology and geology, the Mary Clark Thompson Medal honors exceptional contributions to the geosciences. Who will receive the 2027 award? Nominate today! 🦖🌎 www.nasonline.org/award/nas-aw... #NASaward #Geology #Paleontology

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 27/07/2026

#NASmember Charles Esmon transformed our understanding of blood clotting, inflammation & vascular biology. A new NAS memoir explores the life & legacy of the pioneering biochemist whose discoveries reshaped medicine and led to new therapies: www.nasonline.org/wp-content/u... #MemoirMonday

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 24/07/2026

Do you know a scientist who has published outstanding research on marine or freshwater algae? Nominate them for the Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal, named for the renowned botanist, #NASmember, and first Phycological Society of America president. Learn more: www.nasonline.org/award/gilber... #NASaward

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