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Jasmine Eyal explained a science concept in a short video. It earned her a $250K scholarship and support for her school and teacher Students 13–18 can do the same. The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is open now 📅 Deadline: September 15 🎥 Watch Jasmine’s story:…
At the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony, Edward Norton celebrated not just the discoveries behind the prizes, but the people behind them. He reminded us why elevating scientific work and the people behind it matters more than ever.
[Deadline approaching: July 11 at 11:59 pm PDT] The life sciences, physics, mathematics are seeing remarkable progress. If you think somebody at the forefront of that progress deserves a Breakthrough Prize - or a New Horizons or Maryam Mirzakhani Prize for early-career…
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[Deadline alert: July 11 at 11:59 pm PDT] The life sciences, physics, mathematics are seeing remarkable progress. If you think somebody at the forefront of that progress deserves a Breakthrough Prize - or a New Horizons or Maryam Mirzakhani Prize for early-career researchers -…
![brkthroughprize's tweet image. [Deadline alert: July 11 at 11:59 pm PDT] The life sciences, physics, mathematics are seeing remarkable progress. If you think somebody at the forefront of that progress deserves a Breakthrough Prize - or a New Horizons or Maryam Mirzakhani Prize for early-career researchers -…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GuzOhzsXcAA_AFO.jpg)
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen of @novonordisk won the Breakthrough Prize for contributions to the development of GLP-1–based therapies. Her work played a pivotal role in creating medications now widely used to treat diabetes and obesity—offering life-changing support to millions. With…
Emmanuel Mignot, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences laureate, explained that narcolepsy results from the loss of orexin-producing neurons—a discovery that led to the development of a new class of medication, significantly improving wakefulness and quality of life for patients.…
➡️ YOU could win a $250,000 college scholarship just by making a science video! The competition is open to anyone ages 13-18, globally. Check out breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org for specific rules and eligibility details.
Hidden Triggers: 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences winners Alberto Ascherio and Stephen Hauser explain their discoveries of the causes and mechanisms of multiple sclerosis.
At Breakthrough Discuss 2025 – “Life As We Don’t Yet Know It” – Roger Penrose delivered “Why Intelligence Is Not a Computational Process” youtu.be/iTVN6tFknCg
Journey to the Heart of Matter: @CERN Director-General and Special Breakthrough Prize winner Fabiola Gianotti gives an overview of the cutting-edge work by 4 experimental teams at the LHC that won this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
[Deadline: July 11 at 11:59 pm PDT] The life sciences, physics and mathematics are all seeing remarkable progress. If you think somebody at the forefront of that progress deserves a Breakthrough Prize — or a New Horizons or Maryam Mirzakhani Prize for early-career researchers —…
![brkthroughprize's tweet image. [Deadline: July 11 at 11:59 pm PDT] The life sciences, physics and mathematics are all seeing remarkable progress. If you think somebody at the forefront of that progress deserves a Breakthrough Prize — or a New Horizons or Maryam Mirzakhani Prize for early-career researchers —…](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GtGMR4QXQAAo2nF.jpg)
The Gene Editor: 2025 Breakthrough Prize winner David Liu introduces base editing and prime editing, the transformative technologies that could repair almost any genetic mutation.
“You never know what will happen.” That’s how Jeffrey Chen became a @brkthroughprize Junior Challenge winner. Got a teen who loves science or math? Have them enter with a 2-minute explainer video. No tests. No grades. Just ideas that spark. 📅 Deadline: Sept 15 🔗…
Life in the Balance: 2025 Breakthrough Prize winners Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and Jens Juul Holst tell the story of GLP-1 and how it has revolutionized the treatment of diabetes and obesity.
The Bridge: 2025 Breakthrough Prize winner Dennis Gaitsgory describes his thirty-year love affair with the Geometric Langlands conjecture.
Premiering today – Journey to the Heart of Matter: CERN Director-General and Special Breakthrough Prize winner Fabiola Gianotti gives an overview of the cutting-edge work by 4 experimental teams at the LHC that won this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.…
Premiering today – Life in the Balance: 2025 Breakthrough Prize winners Lotte Bjerre Knudsen and Jens Juul Holst tell the story of GLP-1 and how it has revolutionized the treatment of diabetes and obesity. youtu.be/gSPuYhmHtXA
Watch Breakthrough Discuss 2025 – “Life As We Don’t Yet Know It.” In the search for life in the universe, broad consideration of what we are searching for needs to take place. Taking a leap into the unknown to examine an unfettered view of what life is could remove some of the…
Premiering today – The Bridge: 2025 Breakthrough Prize winner Dennis Gaitsgory describes his thirty-year love affair with the Geometric Langlands conjecture. youtu.be/6crLtbIiC3s