National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Mantis shrimp-inspired camera enables glimpse into hidden world

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EarthScope's Transportable Array now spans Alaska, the last frontier

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Fossil discovery in Tanzania reveals ancient bobcat-sized carnivore

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After the 2016 El Niño, coral reefs in Moorea are thriving -- why?

Discovery

NSF awards $5.3 million in 59 grants to study effects of recent hurricanes

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Study warns of pumpkin-colored zombies

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Old Faithful's geological heart revealed

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Do earthquakes have a 'tell'?

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Cometh the devil weed. What's the best way to slay it?

Discovery

Ancient humans left Africa to escape drying climate

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Safer winter driving with snowflake imaging

Impact

Study: Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide

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World's most advanced shipborne radar ready to set sail

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Non-native species from Japanese tsunami aided by unlikely partner: plastics

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Tsunami enabled hundreds of aquatic species to raft across Pacific

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Lost continent of Zealandia: Scientists return from expedition to sunken land

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Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of US, says study

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Why poison frogs don't poison themselves

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Researchers take tips from 'Twister' to chase elusive storm data

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Wave Glider surfs across stormy Drake Passage in Antarctica

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Mathematics predicts a sixth mass extinction

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NSF awards $36.6 million in new food-energy-water system grants

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Solar wind impacts on giant 'space hurricanes' may affect satellite safety

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Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences

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Changes in nonextreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences

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In wake of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, NSF awards $18.7 million in natural hazards research grants

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NSF awards $13 million for research on how humans, environment interact

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27 new NSF INCLUDES awards aim to enhance U.S. science and engineering enterprise

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Earthquake triggers 'slow motion' quakes in New Zealand

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