National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Statement: July 20 NSF headquarters evacuation

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Scientists fly above wildfires this summer to clarify chemistry of smoke

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Scientists use satellites to measure vital underground water resources

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NSF-supported researchers to present new results on hurricanes and other extreme events

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New NSF awards support the creation of bio-based semiconductors

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Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth's interior

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Fruit fly mating driven by a tweak in specific brain circuit

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Study of high-energy neutrinos again proves Einstein right

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Theorists publish highest-precision prediction of muon magnetic anomaly

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Neutrino observation points to one source of high-energy cosmic rays

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Research finds new molecular structures in boron-based nanoclusters

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Bioengineers create pathway to personalized medicine

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Chemicals associated with oxidative stress may be essential to development

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New species may arise from rapid mitochondrial evolution

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Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed

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Could gravitational waves reveal how fast our universe is expanding?

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Scientists create nano-size packets of genetic code aimed at brain cancer 'seed' cells

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About half of parents use cell phones while driving with young children in the car

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Scientists study connection between Great Plains precipitation and agricultural irrigation

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STEM Education Advisory Panel announced

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Chemists achieve unprecedented molecular triple jump with multi-ringed metal complexes

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Polyps will let unrelated 'others' fuse to them and share tissue, scientists discover

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MSU researchers lead team that discovers heaviest known calcium atom

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Deep in the fly brain, a clue to how evolution changes minds

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New study in electric fish reveals brain mechanisms for distinguishing self from other

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Are our lawns biological deserts?

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More than a hobby: How volunteers support science

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Seal serum offers protection from inflammation

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Biologists discover process that neutralizes tumors

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