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		Why Human Blood Drives Mosquitoes Wild UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal identifies the chemical source of an annoying attraction Released  February 8, 2010
		Angry Flies May Help Explain Human Aggression Caltech biologist David Anderson and his colleagues identify a brain chemical involved in promoting aggression in flies Released  January 29, 2010
		The Invisible AIDS Victims: How Women Cope Northwestern University associate professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes studies women with HIV/AIDS and the economic resources that help them effectively manage their health Released  January 14, 2010
		The First Women in Antarctica Forty years ago, a pioneering research team from Ohio State made history as the first U.S. women in Antarctica Released  January 11, 2010
		Titan: A Climate Out of This World Researchers using ground-based telescopes and space probes make amazing discoveries about the atmospheric cycle of Saturn’s largest moon, and find similarities to Earth Released  January 7, 2010
		Getting a Better Grip on Gaming System originally developed for people with carpal tunnel syndrome is now used by thousands of gamers Released  January 6, 2010
		Finding the First Horse Whisperers Sandra Olsen of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History describes how she and her colleagues, with support from NSF, discovered evidence of the early beginnings of horse domestication in Kazakhstan Released  January 4, 2010
		Wiring the Wilderness Working with a wide range of partners, NSF-supported HPWREN demonstrates the value of connecting remote science sites to a high-speed network Released  December 1, 2009
		Some Trees and Insects Are Made for Each Other Christopher Irwin Smith describes research on Joshua trees, yucca moths and the question of whether coevolution between plants and their insect pollinators produced the spectacular diversity of plants and insects Released  November 24, 2009
		Following the Adventurous Ant Trail Student field crews study the ecological power of ants in Central America under the guidance of biologist John Longino Released  November 16, 2009
		Anthropology Abroad: Studying Women's Roles in the Military Graduate student Maggie Serrato on her experiences leaving the familiar to explore the unfamiliar: summer research in South Korea Released  November 12, 2009
		With Help from a Bacterium, Cockroaches Develop Way to Store Excess Uric Acid Finding could lead to new understanding of substance harmful in kidney disease and other human diseases Released  November 5, 2009
		How Bacteria Get Past Our Defenses Research team uncovers how the bacterium that causes ulcers travels through the sticky gels of stomach mucus Released  November 4, 2009
		Benefits of Sexual Reproduction Lie in Defense Against Parasites Indiana University graduate student describes research studying populations of New Zealand freshwater snails that reproduce either sexually or asexually to determine if sexual reproduction offers advantages in parasite-rich environments Released  October 28, 2009
		Building Tsunami-resistant Cities Mary Beth Oshnack describes her undergraduate and graduate research to understand tsunami wave forces and improve building construction in hazard-prone coastal communities Released  October 20, 2009
		Metallic Shape-Memory Foam Shows Giant Response to Magnetic Fields "Smart" alloy stretches, contracts by almost 10 percent Released  October 16, 2009
		Exploring the Mysteries of the Ocean Floor Scientists travel to the seafloor to learn how deep sea organisms use the sun-less chemical environment to thrive Released  October 14, 2009
		High School Student Develops Chemical-detecting Robot California senior describes how she developed a mobile, autonomous robot, spending time in the lab of an NSF-supported researcher, and she shares what it was like to win at the state science fair competition Released  October 6, 2009
		Online Labs Aim to Revolutionize High School Science Project makes online laboratories available to high school students, allowing them to gather real scientific data and, perhaps, think more like scientists Released  October 2, 2009
		Monitoring and Predicting Extraterrestrial Weather Scientists adapt a weather research and forecasting tool to model global weather on the Earth, Mars and beyond Released  September 22, 2009
		Engineering Students Build Underwater 'Bot Long Beach City College's Ian Jasper tells what it's like to be a member of a student team participating in an international remotely operated vehicle competition Released  September 16, 2009
		The New Science of Learning Researchers find social aspects of learning important at all ages Released  September 11, 2009
		Microbe Metabolism Harnessed to Produce Fuel NSF-supported researchers use synthetic biology technology to engineer the next generation of biofuels Released  September 10, 2009
		Better Prediction Sought for Devastating Floods Research on the geophysical aspects of flooding could be key to developing new, real-time flood warning and forecasting systems Released  September 3, 2009
		Robotic Systems Help People With Disabilities Bioengineering and mechanical engineering professor Rory Cooper describes how rapid prototyping and robotics are providing promising solutions for those with severe manipulation and mobility challenges Released  August 21, 2009
		Tiny Bacteria Are Secret to Cicada's Success Some common life forms, like cicadas, depend on complex symbiotic relationships with specialized microbes to produce essential nutrients Released  August 14, 2009
		Methane Clouds Observed Near Titan's Equator May Explain Presence of Riverbeds on the Surface The Huygens probe discovered fluid-formed channels in the arid equatorial regions of Titan, Saturn's largest moon Released  August 12, 2009
		West Nile Virus: The Search for Answers in Chicago’s Suburbs The pattern of West Nile virus in Chicago’s suburbs may hold the answers to understanding this disease Released  August 11, 2009
		Permafrost Could Be Climate's Ticking Time Bomb Researchers conduct fieldwork to track permafrost melting in Alaska and gain insight about the release of carbon into the atmosphere Released  August 5, 2009
		How Penguins & Seals Survive Deep Dives Jessica Meir goes to extreme environments to learn how birds and mammals thrive in conditions that humans cannot tolerate, and she tells readers all about it Released  July 31, 2009