National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

National Science Foundation presents the President’s FY 2020 budget request

Press Statement

Understanding how the brain makes sense of sound

Discovery

Phoenix is losing birds, but homeowners' plants offer habitat for avian desert-dwellers

Discovery

Media call: NSF Fiscal Year 2020 budget request

Media Advisory

Navigating the New Arctic, South by Southwest

Speech by the Director

NSF-funded researcher connects dots among ocean dynamics, drought and forests

News From the Field

Marine organisms in Southern Ocean will face shallower zone for life

Discovery

Penguins... And More!

Special Report

Ecologists find a 'landscape of fearlessness' in a war-torn savannah

News From the Field

'Specialized' microbes within plant species promote diversity

News From the Field

Breakthrough could enable cheaper infrared cameras

News From the Field

New graphene-based device is first step toward ultrasensitive biosensors

News From the Field

Using laser 'tweezers,' scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets

News From the Field

Embryos' signals take multiple paths

News From the Field

When coral reefs change, researchers and local fishing communities see different results

Discovery

Can entangled qubits be used to probe black holes?

News From the Field

More than just memories: a new role for the hippocampus during learning

News From the Field

Fish diversity linked to Caribbean coral reef health

News From the Field

NSF Prize Competitions

Special Report

The case of the over-tilting exoplanets

News From the Field

Gotcha! Scientists fingerprint proteins using their vibrations

News From the Field

Disclosing bed bug infestation to potential tenants improves public health and leads to savings for landlords

News From the Field

Using light to move wireless data faster

Science Nation

How bacteria can help prevent coal ash spills

News From the Field

Embryos' signaling proteins go with the flow

News From the Field

Cells use sugars to communicate at the molecular level

News From the Field

New research opens door to more efficient chemical processes across spectrum of industries

News From the Field

Exiled planet linked to stellar flyby 3 million years ago

News From the Field

A clearer view of past climate from tree rings

News From the Field

Research identifies mechanism that helps plants fight bacterial infection

News From the Field