2013 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

A Competition Like No Other Rolls On

Winners for the fourth week of the National Science Bowl have been determined. See the finalists, and return for future updates here:

A New Logo for the National Science Bowl

New insignia celebrates a competition like no other.

Obama Honors Sidney Drell with National Medal of Science

SLAC Deputy Director Emeritus Sidney Drell was one of 12 distinguished researchers to receive the National Medal of Science on Friday, Feb. 1, for his work in quantum physics and service as a science adviser on national security and intelligence.

No (Brain)power Outage at a Competition Like No Other

Winners for the third week of the National Science Bowl have been determined. See the finalists, and return for future updates here:

It Still Smells A Lot Like – Christmas?

A new instrument from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory provides unprecedented insights to aerosol particles.

The Second Week of A Competition Like No Other has Concluded

New Finalists for the National Science Bowl have been determined. See the winners, and return for future updates here:

A Competition Like No Other has Begun

The first National Science Bowl regionals have been decided. See the winners, and return for future updates here:

The Battle of Wits Begins

Thousands of students are set to compete in the National Science Bowl.

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Follow the Atoms

Innovative computational approach accurately maps biochemical reactions at the atomic level.

Ever Wanted a Look Inside a Lab?

Take a virtual tour of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, including its photoelectron spectrometer, its STORM microscope and even its solar array.

The Farthest Supernova Yet for Measuring Cosmic History

Berkeley Lab-based Supernova Cosmology Project uses Hubble Space Telescope data to discover the most distant well-measured Type Ia supernova ever found.

Novel Group of Microorganisms Found in Yellowstone Hot Springs

Discovery of a new phylum is key to understanding microbial community structure and function.