Chemist Erin Carlson led research showing that nanoparticles can cause resistance in bacteria.

Results of a new study of protein structure may lead to better drug design.

Researchers have developed a new power grid approach that increases efficiency, reduces cost.

Ying Diao and collaborators have repurposed a failed cancer drug into a new type of semiconductor.

A forest's structural complexity is a good predictor of its carbon sequestration potential.

A scanning transmission electron microscopy image of the atoms in a new picomaterial.

Coral bleaching at Lizard Island, Australia, March 2016

A violet-green swallow in the California desert. The birds are at risk as desert temperatures climb.

Urban agriculture can help Phoenix and other cities meet sustainability goals.

NSF's AI Research Institutes program will support longer-term research than typical grants.

A new study reveals genetic differences that influence how corn responds to concentrations of ozone.