National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

NSF and Internet2 to explore cloud computing to accelerate science frontiers

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NSF awards $50M in grants to improve STEM education

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Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life

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Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior

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NSF Prize Competitions

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Neural nets supplant marker genes in analyzing single cell RNA sequencing

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Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold on Earth

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Processing human urine to recycle nutrients into fertilizer

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From beaker to solved 3D structure in minutes

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Researchers create first-of-its-kind composable storage platform for high-performance computing

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Study opens route to ultra-low-power microchips

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Escape responses of coral reef fish obey simple behavioral rules

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Can scientists change mucus to make it easier to clear, limiting harm to lungs?

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Ancient human population histories revealed in Central and South America

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Research brief: Farmer adjustments can offset climate change impacts in corn production

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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases

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Unlocking the secrets of metal-insulator transitions

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Today's budding yeasts shed traits from their 400-million-year-old ancestor

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Study tracks severe bleaching events on a Pacific coral reef over past century

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Yellowstone streams recovering thanks to wolf reintroduction

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Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80 percent since 2005

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Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?

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Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricity

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Construction begins on research ship funded by NSF, operated by Oregon State University

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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

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Synthetic molecule invades double-stranded DNA

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Embryos remember the chemicals that they encounter

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Biodiversity draws the ecotourism crowd

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Stanford researchers make movies of photochemistry in single nanoparticles

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