SN 10: Scientists to Watch

Health & Medicine

HIV and illicit drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why

Science & Society

10 early-career scientists tackling some of the biggest problems of today

Cosmology

How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas

Neuroscience

By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information

Environment

A biogeochemist is tracking the movements of toxic mercury pollution

Materials Science

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped sources

Computing

This engineer’s light-based computers take inspiration from the brain

Quantum Physics

Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics to the quantum age

Neuroscience

A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility, stability

Life

This biophysicist’s work could one day let doctors control immune cells

Science & Society

This researcher studies how misinformation seeps into science and politics

Science & Society

Here are 10 early-career scientists you should know about in 2023

Microbes

Evolutionary virologist Daniel Blanco-Melo seeks out ancient pathogens

Plants

Berkley Walker wants to revamp photosynthesis for a changing climate

Climate

Róisín Commane sleuths out greenhouse gas leaks to fight climate change

Space

Clara Sousa-Silva seeks molecular signatures of life in alien atmospheres