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Discovering the cosmic mines of heavy elements

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017

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Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017

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

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NSF announces 14 new PIRE awards to support scientific collaboration in 24 countries

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Study finds link between malnutrition, alcoholism and tuberculosis in India

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NSF funds new multidisciplinary approaches to study the brain

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National Science Foundation presents FY 2018 budget request

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National Science Foundation to present FY 2018 budget request

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UCR study sheds light on Earth's first animals

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US signs agreement on enhancing international Arctic scientific cooperation

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International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Solicitation Modification

Gravitational lensing of a "standard candle" supernova imaged for the first time

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National Science Foundation modifies Alan T. Waterman Award eligibility criteria

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NSF-funded IUPUI study of non-rainfall water in Namib Desert reveals unexpected origins

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Four-stroke engine cycle produces hydrogen from methane and captures CO2

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Creating atomic scale nanoribbons

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Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of regeneration in humans

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Indian roadside refuse fires produce toxic rainbow

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Fracking wastewater is mostly brines, not man-made fracking fluids

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NSF invests $72 million in innovations at nexus of food, energy and water systems

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Seven NSF-funded researchers recognized with Kavli Prizes

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A rare supernova challenges astronomers' understanding of the most energetic explosions in the universe

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Inflammatory response to ceramic scaffolds promotes bone regeneration

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University of Illinois researchers demonstrate tunable wetting and adhesion of graphene

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New technology could improve use of small-scale hydropower in developing nations

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Turnable, twistable robots

Discovery

Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements

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