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		Boy or Girl? Understanding How Red-Tailed Hawks Migrate Researchers and students collaborate on a study to explore the migration patterns of male and female red-tailed hawks in upstate New York Released  June 24, 2011
		Alligator Commuters: Gators' Travels Link Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems Florida alligators travel upstream and downstream between marshes and the coast Released  June 23, 2011
		Manakins, Birds of Tropical Forests, Cooperate for Common Goal Scientists discover unusual alliances in leks, or groups of males Released  June 21, 2011
		E. coli Offers Insight to Evolution Richard Lenski's two decade experiment on E. coli sheds new light on evolutionary processes Released  June 17, 2011
		New View of Undersea Giant Kelp Forest "Canopy"--From Satellites Above Marine scientists discover wave disturbance, nutrient levels affect California giant kelp growth Released  May 25, 2011
		Understanding the Brain As a Computational Network Researchers are decoding the patterns that connect different types of nerve cells Released  April 14, 2011
		Robot Fish Can Trick the Real Thing NSF CAREER awardee studies the behavior of schooling fish and creates biologically inspired robots that may someday help preserve marine life Released  March 7, 2011
		Down Boy: Investigating the Domestication of Dogs Through DNA NSF-supported researchers map the genetic origins of “village" dogs on five continents Released  February 24, 2011
		Relationship Found Between Ancient Climate Change and Mass Extinction Researchers use a ground-breaking technique that reveals a relationship between cooler temperatures and Earth's second largest mass extinction, which occurred about 450 million years ago Released  February 17, 2011
		Neuroimaging Chinese Social Cognition Sook-Lei Liew writes about the opportunity to conduct research examining the role of experience on neural networks during a summer in China, as part of NSF’s EAPSI program Released  February 15, 2011
		Into Thin Air How Do Bar-Headed Geese Manage to Migrate Over the Himalaya? Released  February 15, 2011
		Fighting the Flu Researchers study flu proteins in-depth to identify virus vulnerabilities Released  February 11, 2011
		Orangutans in the Mist Cheryl Knott's NSF-supported work helps us understand why orangutans require protection and conservation Released  February 9, 2011
		The Tasmanian Devil in the Wastewater Arizona State University grad student Michelle Meighan on her experiences in Tasmania as a participant in NSF’s East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes program Released  February 3, 2011
		Superorganisms Are More Than the Sum of Their Parts Studying ants to find out how colony size affects patterns of behavior and energy use Released  January 25, 2011
		A Trip Abroad to Learn How DNA and Protein Pair Up Graduate student Markita Landry describes her research, learning experiences and cultural adjustment in Japan as part of NSF's EAPSI program Released  December 15, 2010
		Scientists Untangle Spider Web Stickiness Studying spider silk, NSF-supported researchers learn about the properties of this sticky material, and their findings could lead to new bio-adhesives and glues that work under water Released  December 3, 2010
		The Water Dance A myriad of methods for watching water molecules in motion advances critical understanding of biology, chemistry and climate science Released  November 28, 2010
		Digital Organisms Shed Light on Mystery of Altruism NSF-supported researchers use digital evolution techniques to examine theories about the evolution of altruism Released  November 15, 2010
		Scientists Endure Deluge to Study Tropical Streams Aspiring ecologist Ashley Golphin, an undergraduate at Kent State, describes the challenges and rewards of conducting research on tropical stream ecosystems in Puerto Rico during the summer rainy season Released  October 21, 2010
		How Toxic Grass Puts Animals to Sleep University of North Carolina, Greensboro researchers are studying native grasses to develop a better understanding of the workings of fungal endophytes Released  October 15, 2010
		Bone-crushing Experiments Could Yield Better Protective Gear With NSF support, Nikhil Gupta and Paulo Coelho have pioneered research that reveals surprising insights about the effect of compression on bones, and about the limitations of the foams used for protection in helmets and armor Released  October 4, 2010
		Worms May Hold Clues to Neurological Disorders Basiru Leigh is conducting research on motor neuron disease in the Columbia University lab of Oliver Hobert, thanks to an NSF-supported Harlem Children Society science and engineering mentoring program Released  September 22, 2010
		Students Explore Evolution Through Evolution Readiness Project An interactive computer model helps teach students about evolution. Released  September 2, 2010
		Scientists Investigate Possible 'Fear Drug' Kerry Ressler's research on the molecular biology of fear could lead to better methods for treating individuals suffering from anxiety disorders Released  August 5, 2010
		New Gene Sequencing Method Could Reduce Cost, Increase Speed Researchers are developing a new kind of DNA sequencer that will make the dream of "reading" a person's genetic code for less than $1,000 a reality Released  July 16, 2010
		Scientists Eavesdrop on Bacteria Conversation The discovery of how bacteria communicate may lead to new types of antibiotics and ways of improving actions of good bacteria Released  June 30, 2010
		As Corals Die Off, Scientists Watch for Signs of Evolution Biologist Mikhail Matz uses next-generation sequencers and a massive, NSF-supported supercomputer to study corals at the genomic level and look for evolutionary changes Released  June 24, 2010
		Researchers Hunt Down Antarctic Microbes Scientists from Louisiana State University look for signs of microbial life in Antarctica's glaciers Released  June 3, 2010
		Mass Animal Extinctions, Not Climate Change, Caused Major Shifts in Plant Communities NSF-supported researchers investigate a connection between the disappearance of certain plant communities and the late-Pleistocene extinction of large mammal species in North America Released  May 26, 2010