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Bloomington, Ind. -- A new initiative launched by Indiana University will help Hoosier communities planning to host arts and cultural events and activities ahead of the 2024 solar eclipse. The funding support from the Simons Foundation will help the Center for Rural Engagement to facilitate rural engagement for the university's solar eclipse initiative, providing staff [...]

Allison WhittenThe neocortex stands out as a stunning achievement of biological evolution. All mammals have this swath of tissue covering their brain,

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $52.66 million grant to fund a major infrastructure upgrade to the Simons Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Upgrades are expected to take about five years; the resulting facility will be known as the Advanced Simons Observatory (ASO).

A new study demonstrating CRISPR gene editing in killifish opens the doors for ambitious research on the biological drivers of aging.

LaNell Williams is building a career as a researcher and leader by going her own way, helping prospective grad students of color find theirs.

Washington DC (SPX) May 15, 2023 - NASA is set to hold a public meeting concerning the categorization and evaluation of data on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 31. In an effort to ensure tra

Boston MA (SPX) May 12, 2023 - Throughout the ocean, billions upon billions of plant-like microbes make up an invisible floating forest. As they drift, the tiny organisms use sunlight to suck up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

/PRNewswire/ -- NASA is holding a public meeting at 10:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 31, of its independent study team on categorizing and evaluating data of...

Without Prochlorococcus in the open ocean sequestering huge amounts of carbon, “we would be looking at a very different planet,” Rogier Braakman says. New research suggests the microbe’s ancient coastal ancestors colonized the ocean by rafting out on chitin particles.

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle: