Near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3, also known as Kamo'oalewa, was likely blasted from the Giordano Bruno crater on the moon's far side and has been hurtling through space for several million years, according to a study published in Nature Astronomy.

These awards recognize some of the college's most exceptional faculty and staff and are one of the highest honors the college can bestow.

Life can be tough for young red squirrels living in the Canada's Yukon territory, where frigid winters, food scarcity and predators threaten their long-term survival. Scientists want to know what factors might protect young squirrels, especially as their environment becomes more impacted by climate change.

Bronstein, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was one of the first ecologists to focus on mutually beneficial cooperation between species, called mutualism. She is one of 250 new members named to the academy.

Researchers have investigated how human activities impact Earth's deep subsurface, a zone hundreds of meters to several kilometers beneath the planet's surface.