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Sunset over a salt marsh at Plum Island, Massachusetts, as autumn arrives. September 26, 2016
Changing salt marsh conditions send resident microbes into dormancy
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CS education September 15, 2016
Maryland school district showcases computer science education at all levels
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A colony of vampire bats. Scientists are discovering new links between vampire bats and rabies. September 13, 2016
Rabies could spread to Peru's coast by 2020
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Biologists and atmospheric scientists track migrating birds like this summer tanager. September 6, 2016
Seasonality of bird migration responds to environmental cues, scientists show
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Princeton research team September 1, 2016
One potential solution to bullying: social psychology
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Creating a sense of belonging helps keep women in STEM -- but teachers might not realize that need. August 26, 2016
'Belonging' can help keep talented female students in STEM classes
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flooding August 24, 2016
Flood forecasting gets major upgrade
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expeditions August 23, 2016
Using data to better understand climate change
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Ribbed mussels support salt marsh grasses during a 2016 drought at Sapelo Island, Georgia. August 19, 2016
Biodiversity in salt marshes builds climate resilience
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Low-level flight test August 18, 2016
Turn your eyes to the skies for the latest explorers
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Automata Tutor August 11, 2016
Computer programming made easier
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Aedes aegypti mosquito August 5, 2016
Calculating solutions to combat Zika
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Celina Gray, a student intern at Salish Kootenai College, checks an automated camera. August 2, 2016
Building communities of research at tribal colleges
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The diets of two-toed and three-toed arboreal sloths consist mostly of tree leaves. July 20, 2016
Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace
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Two men and equipment at a sewer opening July 20, 2016
Tech uses sound waves to find clogged sewer pipes
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Po-Shen Loh and student July 7, 2016
Passion makes perfect
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Self-driving cars, such as this model, offer society both potential benefits and ethical questions. July 1, 2016
Researcher ethicist Q&A: 5 considerations for a transforming society
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The fractal nature of Romanesco broccoli July 1, 2016
Beautiful fractals help solve ‘wiggly’ problems
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Data indicate an individual's odds of being a gunshot victim increase with exposure to gun violence. June 30, 2016
Analyzing how gun violence affects high-risk populations
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theoretical computer science June 29, 2016
Tackling intractable computing problems
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TWIRL tornado project June 24, 2016
Atmospheric scientists boldly go into the heart of a tornado
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Generic News Image June 21, 2016
Generation Robot
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Joan Ferrini-Mundy, assistant director for Education and Human Resources at the National Science Fou June 17, 2016
For 2016 Week of Making, highlighting connections between informal STEM environments and learning
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Arecibo Observatory June 16, 2016
Fact Sheet: Arecibo Observatory Review Process
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small robotic hand June 15, 2016
Turnable, twistable robots
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One of the Rochester Institute of Technology's educational co-robots roams the hallways. June 13, 2016
What can an undergrad learn from a robot?
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Front robot pulls back robot up onto step June 10, 2016
Roach-like robots run, climb and communicate with people
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Photo of Andrew Williams instructing girls using the Choreographe visual programming environment June 8, 2016
Bringing programming -- and social change -- to girls
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Sampling coral reef June 8, 2016
World Oceans Day: Coral reefs falling victim to overfishing, pollution fueled by climate change
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Two students add a manipulating arm to a robot base June 8, 2016
Service robots are coming to help us
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