National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Scientists discover coral 'oases' where reefs thrive

Discovery

NSF, NASA scientists explore ocean's 'twilight zone' to uncover links between carbon and plankton

News Release

To forecast winter rainfall in Los Angeles, look to New Zealand in the summer

News Release

Hurricanes lead to resilience: Good news follows bad for Puerto Rico's tropical forests

Discovery

Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce

Discovery

World Oceans Day: 10 things to know about coral reefs and their microbiomes

Discovery

New NSF special report released ahead of World Oceans Day: Catch a Wave! The Science of Summer

News Release

Catch a Wave! The Science of Summer

Special Report

Hurricanes: Stronger, slower, wetter in the future?

News Release

Lifting the economy on hawks' wings

Discovery

Pollution-related disease presents global environmental challenge

Discovery

Two decades of hurricanes change coastal ecosystems: increase algae blooms, fish kills, dead zones

Discovery

Sunlight reduces effectiveness of dispersants used to clean up oil spills

News Release

Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests

News Release

Microbes in underground aquifers beneath deep-sea Mid-Atlantic Ridge 'chow down' on carbon

Discovery

Giant group of octopus moms discovered in the deep sea

Discovery

Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but more slowly than shoreline is lost

News Release

Where's the greatest risk of a mosquito bite in Baltimore? A surprising answer

Discovery

New source of global nitrogen discovered: Earth’s bedrock

News Release

New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920

News Release

On World Water Day, scientists study spawning salmon through a riverbed lens

Discovery

'Lazy lawn mowers' can help support suburban bee populations and diversity

News From the Field

Mowing the lawn less often improves bee habitat

News From the Field

‘Lazy lawn mowers’ can help support suburban biodiversity

Discovery

How will sea-level rise affect infectious diseases? For answers, look to the past

Discovery

Deep-sea observatories to offer new view of seabed earthquakes

News Release

"Understanding Our Ocean Connections": NSF symposium highlights links among people and marine ecosystems

Media Advisory

Nature can reduce pesticide use, environment impact

News From the Field

American kestrels, most common predatory birds in U.S., can reduce need for pesticide use

Discovery