John Tracey

Dec 20, 2024 | science.org | Weiyi Tang |John Tracey |Jenna Lee |Amal Jayakumar |Bess B. Ward |Naomi Intrator | +2 more

Research ArticleOCEANOGRAPHYINTRODUCTIONEstuaries link the land and ocean environment, providing critical ecosystem functions and services such as the removal of excess nutrients and support for biodiversity and fisheries. However, estuaries are severely perturbed by anthropogenic activities (1–3). For example, excess nutrient inputs from agriculture and wastewater cause eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, and hypoxia (4, 5).

Aug 19, 2024 | simonsfoundation.org | John Tracey

Jane Beaufore August 19, 2024 In 2014, astrophysicists caught a glimpse of what they thought was their white whale: evidence of the nature of the mysterious and elusive dark matter that makes up 85 percent of the universe’s material. They spotted X-ray activity thought to result from decaying dark matter, as typical matter would not have been able to produce such a signal. With this exciting discovery, a window seemed to have finally opened into dark matter’s secrets.

Jul 17, 2024 | simonsfoundation.org | John Tracey

New observations of a gas planet orbiting a distant star are helping astronomers figure out how some of the universe’s hottest planets came to be. Using a telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Kitt Peak National Observatory, astronomers discovered the extreme orbit of an exoplanet that’s on its way to becoming a ‘hot Jupiter’ — a giant planet orbiting so close to its star that its surface temperatures can reach thousands of degrees.

Jul 8, 2024 | simonsfoundation.org | John Tracey

Amelia Spiegelman July 8, 2024 On June 10 and 11, the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture (SSC) division hosted its third annual Awardee Summit at the foundation’s headquarters in New York City. Representatives from the division’s Science Sandbox community of active awardees spoke about professional and organizational development, participated in roundtable discussions and engaged in networking opportunities with fellow awardees.

Jun 27, 2024 | simonsfoundation.org | John Tracey

“We’re here. We exist. We’re part of the community.” For Jonathan and Jacob Balash, the founders of Spencer Pride in the rural town of Spencer, Indiana, this concept is at the core of their mission. So when they learned about the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse passing through their town, they knew they wanted to celebrate with their neighbors in ways that centered and celebrated Queer identity.