National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Confessions of a former fireball -- how Earth became habitable

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Protecting vulnerable urban areas from increasingly extreme weather

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Human-caused climate factors exacerbate extreme fire risks

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Statement on NSF Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations

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Researchers discover unexpected structural features in knobby starfish skeletons

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Scientists discover new and unusual species of diatoms in waters off Hawaii

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Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers and deep learning

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Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early humans lived, traveled and interacted

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Kitchen sponge a better incubator for bacterial diversity than a laboratory petri dish

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Plant smoke detectors evolve as hormone sensors

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Measuring the tempo of Utah's red rock towers

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Engineer develops tool to predict oxygen levels in water

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Arecibo Observatory: Media Resources

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Cyanide gas and the chemistry of evolving life

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Astronomers find second known Earth Trojan asteroid

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Scientists develop gel that delivers drugs directly to diseased joints

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As tectonic plates pull apart, what drives the formation of rifts?

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New DNA computer assesses water quality

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For female yellowthroats, there's more than one way to spot a winning mate

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A not-so-solid lake ice season

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Future hurricanes likely to pose much greater flood risk to US East and Gulf coasts

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Researchers develop 3D model to predict abnormal heart rhythms

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Brainy birds may fare better under climate change

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Plant disease outbreaks may be curbed by periodic wildfires

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Researchers create grippers capable of grabbing and lifting delicate objects

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Antarctic research links warming to fish decline

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Coral reefs' 'taste' and 'smell' provide insights into a dynamic ecosystem

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Astronomers confirm intermediate-mass black hole in Andromeda galaxy

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Researchers develop new method to screen Alzheimer's treatment efficacy

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January freeze dates becoming the norm for many northern US lakes

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