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Newly described fossils could help reveal why some dinos got so big

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NSF announces $24.2 million to support research fueling smart cities and communities

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Scientists unlock secret of how the brain encodes speech

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NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

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Brown researchers teach computers to see optical illusions

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

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NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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Mammal forerunner that reproduced like a reptile sheds light on brain evolution

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NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks

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Locusts help uncover the mysteries of smell

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Statement on the awarding of the 2018 Fields Medal

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Engaging with interactive media may be a sequence of actions, assessments

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New NSF awards support the creation of bio-based semiconductors

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Artificial intelligence helps researchers predict drug combinations' side effects

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NSF awards more than $150 million to early career researchers in engineering and computer science

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Computational method puts finer point on multispecies genomic comparisons

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People recall information better through virtual reality, says new UMD study

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

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A system purely for developing high-performance, Big Data codes

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Researchers use artificial intelligence to identify, count, describe wild animals

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A better statistical estimation of known Syrian war victims

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New parts of the brain become active after students learn physics

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New tech may make prosthetic hands easier for patients to use

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Gauging language proficiency through eye movement

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