National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

The edge of agriculture: Crop configuration and pest suppression

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Scientists link star-shredding event to origins of universe's highest-energy particles

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'Smart Bandage' detects, may prevent infections

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In predicting shallow but dangerous landslides, size matters

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Biodiversity protects bee communities from disease, study finds

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How did dogs get to the Americas?

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Infectious disease causes long-term changes in a frog's microbiome

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Microbes deep beneath seafloor survive on byproducts of radioactive process

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World's oldest DNA reveals how ice age mammoths evolved

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Sea ice kept oxygen from reaching deep ocean during last ice age, study finds

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A machine-learning approach to finding treatment options for Covid-19

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Standard water treatment eliminates 'enveloped' viruses

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Mars rovers safe from lightning strikes, research finds

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Can super-Earths' interior dynamics set the table for habitability?

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Astronomers detect dark matter halo around ancient dwarf galaxy

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In a desert seared by climate change, burrowers fare better than birds

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NSF-supported researchers achieve two-way communication with dreaming people

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Economic value of insect pollination services in U.S. much higher than thought, study finds

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Scientists 'farm' natural killer cells in novel cancer-fighting approach

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Food contamination sometimes starts in the soil

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The spillover effect of marine reserves

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An origami-inspired medical patch for sealing internal injuries

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Scientists solve climate change mystery

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Researchers discover an immense hydrocarbon cycle in the world's ocean

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Study challenges ecology's 'Field of Dreams' hypothesis

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Even machines need their greens

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Invasive mussels now control a key nutrient in the American Great Lakes

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Key switchgrass genes identified -- could mean better biofuels ahead

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Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rural American West

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RNA molecules are masters of their own destinies

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