Meet 5 scientists reshaping the way we understand the world

Infant brains, black holes and more inspire the work of our scientists to watch for 2025

Portraits of Adeene Denton, Alex Lupsasca, M. Catalina "Cat" Camacho, Erika Moore and Marianne Falardeau

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New scientific findings come out every day. Often, people only learn about the researchers behind some of these discoveries years or decades later when they win a Nobel Prize. We think you should know about them much sooner.