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How can we look at fossils and understand what creatures roamed the Earth millions of years ago?
How can we predict the behavior of materials deep within planetary interiors?
How can we reverse humanity’s impact on the global climate?
How can we predict habitats for life on other planets?
Doing impactful, innovative research requires training our brain to imagine the elusive unknown, even when bounded by scientific evidence. Now, more than ever in the history of human civilization, there is a pressing need to exercise our imagination muscles. Writing scientific fiction while accounting for the real science is a powerful way to do just that—to learn what is possible, what is probable, how we can change the future, and what our responsibility is to the future generation of our species.
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Progress Without Morals
A scientist is trying to harness microbial properties to develop a fantastic tool. He believes he can; but should he?
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- La NASA compartirá información actualizada sobre la evaluación de aptitud para el vuelo de Artemis II
Read this media advisory in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una rueda de prensa a las 3 p.m. EDT (hora del este) del jueves 12 de marzo para dar a conocer el progreso de la misión tripulada Artemis II alrededor de la Luna. La rueda de prensa tendrá lugar en el Centro Espacial Kennedy de la
- NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update
NASA will host a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 12, to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The media briefing will take place from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after the conclusion of an Artemis II Flight Readiness Review. The news conference will stream live
- The Fate of the Greenland Ice Sheet: Deep Learning from SkySat Images
Surface meltwater ponding and drainage in the Greenland Ice Sheet is analyzed at high spatial and temporal resolution through SkySat imagery and deep learning.
- Acidifying Seas Are Wearing Away at Underwater Archaeology
Marble, limestone, and other carbonate rocks used throughout antiquity could start dissolving as oceans soak up more carbon dioxide.
- Can a wealthy family change the course of a deadly brain disease?
Inspired by the loss of their mother, they have poured millions into studying a key protein behind frontotemporal dementia. But all has not gone according to plan
- Structural modeling reveals phage proteins that manipulate bacterial immune signaling | Science
Immune systems in animals, plants, and bacteria often rely on intracellular nucleotide signaling, which viruses can block by sequestering or degrading these signals. We identified structural and biophysical traits shared by diverse viral antidefense …
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 9, March 2026. <br/>
- Ecological inheritance facilitates the coexistence of environmental helpers and free riders
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 9, March 2026. <br/>SignificanceA central question in evolutionary biology is why variation in traits that affect fitness persists within populations. Here we consider the role of ecological inheritance, whereby organisms modify their local environment and pass these …
- Monthly HIV-drug injections offer potent alternative to daily tablets
Nature, Published online: 08 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00669-8Long-lasting treatment suppresses HIV in people with mental illness and other conditions that make it challenging to adhere to standard treatments.
- Genetically modified pig liver keeps man alive until human organ transplant
Nature, Published online: 06 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00736-0First time the procedure has been performed on a living person.