Maya Ajmera
@MayaAjmera
President & CEO of @Society4Science. Executive Publisher of @ScienceNews. Founder of @Global4Children. Children's Book Author. Mom. Professor at @SAISHopkins
A new study suggests that a drug used to stop smoking can help people quit vaping, too. @SN_Explores snexplores.org/article/vareni…
High school student Ryan Honary won the Chief of Naval Research Scholarship Award at #RegeneronISEF for developing a cutting-edge solution to detect wildfires before they spread out of control. @HSTodayMag hstoday.us/subject-matter…
A look from @SN_Explores at Venus' interesting geological activity. snexplores.org/article/venus-…
Powerful personal perspectives on ending gender-based violence @PlanGlobal plan-international.org/publications/w…
"Parents and caregivers should focus on how teens use screens rather than just how much." sciencenews.org/article/screen…
Analysis suggests that the enrollment shifts due to the pandemic have had lasting impacts, especially on the appeal of private and home schools relative to public schools. educationnext.org/school-enrollm…
More than 1,300 people have been diagnosed with measles in the US in 2025 sciencenews.org/article/measle…
From @SN_Explores: Why are some cats orange? snexplores.org/article/cats-o…
"What’s needed isn’t just more funding but a fundamental rethink of how capital is structured, deployed and measured." weforum.org/stories/2025/0…
"The most exciting thing about being a scientist is working at the frontier of technological advancements—getting a glimpse into what the future might look like." societyforscience.org/blog/five-ques…
A tour through the planet’s past suggests the ways life will survive global warming — or not sciencenews.org/article/climat…
From @SN_Explores: How some plants respond to buzzing bees. snexplores.org/article/pollin…
An interesting look at how synchronized activities can spark prosocial behaviors. @The74 the74million.org/zero2eight/wan…
The image offers the first evidence for a previously unconfirmed origin story of type 1a supernovas. sciencenews.org/article/supern…
New research shows how the "missing matter" of the universe looks and behaves. sciencenews.org/article/half-u…
Students are many of the early adopters of AI -- but being on the forefront can be accompanied by certain anxieties. educationnext.org/students-are-a…
Since day one, Trump has executed a full-blown assault on humanitarian assistance & USAID—including lifesaving aid. If these cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people are expected to die—including around 4.5 million children under 5. npr.org/sections/goats…
For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet by directly imaging it. sciencenews.org/article/jwst-w…
I'm thrilled to welcome Jinger to the @Society4Science Board of Trustees! societyforscience.org/press-release/…
From @SN_Explores: For the first time, a Mars rover has observed one of the planet's ethereal auroras. snexplores.org/article/first-…
