Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000. Elizabeth Blair
Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize From capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or sucking water out of dry desert air, the trio's new form of molecular architecture can absorb and contain gases inside metal organic frameworks. The Associated Press
Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware. Joe Hernandez
The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling The Nobel committee said that the laureates' work provides opportunities to develop "the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors." The Associated Press
The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort. Carmela Guaglianone
Seattle scientist among medicine Nobel Prize winners for work on peripheral immune tolerance Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance. The Associated Press
Amid funding cuts and public health battles, NIH issues autism research grants Cornell University will receive $5.1 million as the Trump administration seeks to find a source and cure for autism. Alana Wise
The mother of Colombian corals Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs. John Otis
This week in science: Fly migration, a surprise in the Amazon and fish noises Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises. Berly McCoy
