Advancing science and math with GPT-5.2 - OpenAI

NSF announces new initiative to launch and scale a new generation of transformative independent research organizations to advance breakthrough science - National Science Foundation (.gov)

We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones. - Vox

Global Space Award winners 2025: Playmakers, innovators, and science breakthroughs - Space

Fairfax Co. middle school eyeing 14th straight Science Olympiad state title - WTOP

Michigan Science Center debuts 'moonshot' planetarium renovation - The Detroit News

Rare, deep-sea encounter: California scientists observe ‘extraordinary’ seven-arm octopus - Los Angeles Times

Spotlight on innovation: Google-sponsored Data Science for Health Ideathon across Africa - Google Research

Science Lab: How the Cowboys Can Make the Playoffs - Dallas Cowboys | Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys

'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph - Live Science

Opinion | Science Funding Goes Beyond the Universities - The Wall Street Journal

Salinas elementary students showcase computer science skills - Salinas Californian

Outstanding Seniors in the College of Science: Jack Flanigan - The University of Arizona

December 12, 2025 - Science Friday

Flandrau Planetarium and Science Center celebrates 50 years of curiosity - AZPM

RIT integrates print and graphic media into packaging science - Rochester Institute of Technology

Environmental Science Major Selena McCrear Leaves Sustainable Mark at FAMU - Florida A&M University - FAMU

This Week in Science: Cats Meow More at Men, Depression Relief, And More! - ScienceAlert

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Wolves and the Abandonment of Science, Reason and Logic - The Wildlife News

First Images Of A Tatooine-Like Planet That Orbits Its Two Stars Closer Than We’ve Seen Before - IFLScience

Chemical Bonding: COSI demonstration, donated science kits get a big reaction at Marietta Elementary School - News and Sentinel

School of Science welcomed new faculty in 2024 - MIT News

Quantum Nexus to Power California’s Research Regime - University of California, Berkeley

Eckerd College marine science professor helps track shifting seaweed that could alter ecosystems in Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea - Eckerd College

MET Revitalizes Computer Science Programs with Curricular Updates—Including New Options in AI & Machine Learning - Boston University

James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Science (.gov)

Salinas students, families dive into everyday computer science - Salinas Californian

Giant structure discovered deep beneath Bermuda is unlike anything else on Earth - Live Science

How Bayer transforms Pharma R&D with a cloud-based data science ecosystem using Amazon SageMaker - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored - Live Science

Why has Houston Museum of Natural Science’s Foucault Pendulum stopped? - Houston Chronicle

NASA’s TRACERS Spacecraft Begin Preliminary Science Data Collection - NASA Science (.gov)

Exclusive: David Dolak, who taught ‘Science of Musical Instruments’ for 27 years, confirms layoff - The Columbia Chronicle

Science and Innovation | Medical Technologies Designed for All | Abbott U.S. - Abbott

Trustees Continue Discussion of Duke Science and Technology (DST) 2.0 - Duke Today

The 50 greatest innovations of 2025 - Popular Science

COSI donates 250 science kits to Marietta Elementary students - WTAP

Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space - Futurism

Alabama Makes Computer Science a Graduation Requirement - GovTech

Vanderbilt University and EPB launch innovation institute to accelerate quantum science and technology breakthroughs - Vanderbilt University

Foothill College's Physics Show puts the fun in science fundamentals - CBS News

Science Shouldn’t Rely on Corporate Software (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed

Rivian announces AI chip in move towards self-driving future - Popular Science

Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of December 12; Updates from Altair, DataRobot, ThoughtSpot & More - solutionsreview.com

Artemis International: 30 Years of Science-Backed Berry and Botanical Innovation - Nutritional Outlook

Penn State College of Ag Sciences to offer food science short courses - Penn State University

Librarians can’t keep up with bad AI - Popular Science

UC San Diego Alumnus Honors Cognitive Science Pioneers with Endowed Chairs - UC San Diego Today

Lakewood Ranch High revives its science fair - Your Observer

Pittsburgh's Kamin Science Center opens new permanent sports exhibit - 90.5 WESA

The Science Zone receives a $15,000 digital education grant from Spectrum - Wyoming News Now

Polk State Education graduate and former soccer standout published in state science journal - Polk State College

Column: One retracted study doesn’t cancel climate science - The Virginian-Pilot

Local companies join STEM Night to showcase science careers - School News Network

Donald Trump and Elon Musk put science on the chopping block in 2025 - New Scientist

Tesla made a $350 pickleball paddle - Popular Science

Depleted by injuries, Science Hill gets sweep of Jefferson County - Johnson City Press

‘Science of reading’ 101: Free course for NYC teachers helps unpack latest literacy research - Chalkbeat

Science Zone STEAM nights expand horizons with support from $15k Spectrum Grant - Your Wyoming Link

Outstanding Seniors in the College of Science: Alma Reasoner - The University of Arizona

The Empty Lab, in Science and in Fiction - Public Books

The Search for Life Tops NASA's Science Goals for the First Human Mars Mission - Universe Today

How religious extremists have influenced science curriculum in Texas and beyond - Americans United

LANL: New Plutonium Science Laboratory Serves Critical National Security Missions, Prepares For 2026 Operations - Los Alamos Reporter

Science Quiz: Sneaky Parasites and Productive Pizza - Scientific American

DNA Reveals Cats in Ancient China Were a Different Species Altogether - ScienceAlert

A ‘spectacular’ dinosaur dome heads for the Smithsonian - Popular Science

Science-minded artisans help WHOI move forward at Woods Hole shop - Cape Cod Times

Appalachian GEAR UP, Society for Science launch WNC research fellows program - Watauga Democrat

Caribbean Women Scientists Honored at 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards - UNESCO

Scientists discover a new state of matter at Earth’s center - ScienceDaily

Hands-on science brings medical, nature studies to life - SouthTexasNews.com

North Carolina Science Trail looks to protect our future - WBTV

Michigan Science Center unveils brand new planetarium with 8K projection - The Detroit News

Get Into the Game at the Kamin Science Center - Pittsburgh Magazine

James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling 'hell planet' with an atmosphere that shouldn't exist - Live Science

Forme Sports Bras and Activewear: Shop Taylor Swift-Worn Brand Forme - Rolling Stone

Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal - Live Science

Scientists find a massive hidden CO2 sponge beneath the ocean floor - ScienceDaily

State Board approves K-12 digital literacy and computer science course of study - WBMA

Google DeepMind to build materials science lab after signing deal with UK - Financial Times

Degrees of Science Special: Animals and Insects: Health and Safety - KWTX

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Helps Map Sun’s Outer Boundary - NASA Science (.gov)

'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards? - Live Science

Scientists find dark chocolate ingredient that slows aging - ScienceDaily

Talladega College students take third place at national data science competition - The Anniston Star

Children’s Museum of Wilmington executive director appointed to state science board - WWAYTV3

The future of American science and a dispatch from ASH - statnews.com

Scientists uncover a hidden protein behind deadly mystery diseases - ScienceDaily

Scientists uncover the hidden survival trick that lets cancer bounce back - ScienceDaily

City Colleges of Chicago Director and ISU Health Sciences alumna becomes first Black person in Illinois to hold a doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science - colleges.ccc.edu

This ‘digital brain’ could soon simulate ethically forbidden experiments - BBC Science Focus Magazine

Does Sleeping On A Problem Actually Help? Yes – It’s Science-Approved - IFLScience

Roundworms discovered in Great Salt Lake are new to science - Phys.org

Dick Van Dyke Credits His Longevity to One Habit, And It's Backed by Science - ScienceAlert

The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup - The Guardian

Great Lakes Science Center names new board chair - Crain's Cleveland Business

Stacey Bryant discusses her Journey with Marine Science - tigersroar.com

Planners approve new meat science center - High Plains Journal

Why some animals eat their babies - Popular Science