National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

The NSF 2026 Idea Machine

Special Report

National Ocean Month: NSF's role in ocean science spans the globe

News Release

New study reveals the function of a mysterious component of the inner ear

News From the Field

Study signals dramatic change in way ancient diets are calculated

News From the Field

Paving the way for safer, smaller batteries and fuel cells

News From the Field

New control strategy helps reap maximum power from wind farms

News From the Field

Thin film converts heat from electronics into energy

News From the Field

Topsy-turvy currents key to removing nitrate from streams, UCI-led study finds

News From the Field

Tracking endangered mammals with the leeches that feed on them

News From the Field

Water rescue robot EMILY gets some help from the sky

Science Nation

Seasonal patterns in the Amazon explained

News From the Field

NSF announces changes to overseas offices

Press Statement

IRES Q&A Webinar Presentation Available

NSF supports declaration of International Brain Initiative

Press Statement

A future with fewer forests

Discovery

Study: Viruses share genes with organisms across the tree of life

News From the Field

NSF's 10 Big Ideas

Special Report

Rainfall can indicate that mosquito-borne epidemics will occur weeks later

News From the Field

Genomic study explores evolution of gentle 'killer bees' in Puerto Rico

News From the Field

Accelerating Research through Network to Network Collaboration (AccelNet) Webinar

Rethinking well-being and sustainability measurements from local to global scales

News From the Field

Discovering the cosmic mines of heavy elements

Discovery

Radio 'eyes' unlocking secrets of neutron-star collision

News From the Field

Sorting the myriad medicinal molecules of coral reefs

News From the Field

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017

Press Statement

Statement on the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017

Press Statement

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

News Release

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

News Release

Study finds link between malnutrition, alcoholism and tuberculosis in India

News From the Field