National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

How turning down the heat makes a baby turtle male

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Bullfrogs helped a deadly fungus make the jump to the Western US

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Federal partners release Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research

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Virus inhibits immune response of caterpillars and plants

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Why a robot can't yet outjump a flea

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Fight, flight or freeze

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Wood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applications

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Study reveals declining Central American frog species are bouncing back

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Scientists record brain activity of free-flying bats

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Removing the brakes on plant oil production

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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Researchers identify the cells that trigger flowering

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Caribou drone study finds 'enormous variation' within herd

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Neuroscientists develop potential tools for the study of brain function

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Infected 'zombie ants' face no discrimination from nest mates

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Biological sex tweaks nervous system networks, plays role in shaping behavior

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The brain's internal clock continually takes its temperature

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Arms races and cooperation among amoebae in the wild

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Virtual predator is self-aware, behaves like living counterpart

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Receptors key to strong memories

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Brain can navigate based solely on smells

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How do neural support cells affect nerve function?

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Getting sleepy? Fruit flies constantly tune into environmental temperature to time sleep

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New UMass Amherst, Stanford research identifies plant cell wall-sensing mechanism

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Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical food

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New guide for finding genes linked with behavior

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Fruit bat's echolocation may work like sophisticated surveillance sonar

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Study shines new light on how Salmonella 'die' at low temperatures

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New 'Tomato Expression Atlas' dives deep into the fruit's flesh

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