National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

The sense of smell has been understudied in birds, scientists say.

A portion of the process used by SkyWalker to vet backend systems that support mobile apps.

Shrimp boats tied up on the Padre island side of the JFK Causeway. Texas, Corpus Christi.

The U.S. Revenue Cutter Thetis moored to sea ice near King Island, Alaska, in 1903.

Sheep graze under the 35th Street Solar Array at Oregon State University.

Biologist Kasey Fowler-Finn studies the reproductive response of treehoppers to climate change.

Illustration of the anomalous spin-orbit torque, or ASOT.

Sabine Petry (right) and Akanksha Thawani reverse-engineered the "fireworks of life."

The seamount study area is part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Blue sharks follow swirling currents called ocean eddies to find food.

An enormous cloud of smoke from intense wildfires in August 2017 models impacts of nuclear war.

Human exposure to mercury through seafood is predicted to increase.

Scientists are studying bird flight to improve robot landings.

NSF Center for Chemical Evolution mural posits formation of first building blocks of life on Earth.

NSF-funded scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, laying foundation for farming improvements.

The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant could recover energy from mix of seawater, treated effluent.

Researchers studied the impacts of soil biogeochemistry on forest water use.

NSF's CAREER awards focus on early-career faculty.

NSF has submitted six possible panels to South by Southwest.