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A recent study of black holes confirmed a fundamental prediction that the theoretical physicist made nearly five decades ago. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach.

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Can scientists save the nation's trees from invasive insects supercharged by climate change? The Northeast stands to lose a great deal if they can't.

Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth have been named 2021 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on some aspect of filmmaking and the film industry. Their respective books are titled A Black W/hole: Phantom Cinemas and the Reimagining of Black Women's Media Histories and Maisie: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Most Powerful Woman. The Academy's Educational Grants Committee wil...