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Map of the earth's surface showing plates and earthquake distributions in red. Image

Plate tectonics revolutionized understanding of earthquake distributions (in red).
Map of western United States showing quartz-rich in red-orange and quartz-poor areas in blue-green. Image

Areas rich in quartz are in red-orange; regions with little to no quartz, in blue-green.
Map showing mountain chains in the Western United States. Image

Mountain chains in the Western United States cover a broad zone of nearly 2,000 kilometers.
Map showing the distribution of EarthScope's seismic, GPS and other instruments in United States. Image

EarthScope is an NSF project with thousands of seismic, GPS and other instruments.
Chart of depth vs. yield temperature showing that quartz is the weakest mineral. Image

Rock flow depends on temperature, water and rock type: quartz is the weakest mineral.
Photo of an NSF-funded ISR radar in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Image

An NSF-funded ISR radar in Resolute Bay, Canada, which is similar to the ISR used in this study.
Photo of quartz crystals. Image

Quartz may play a major role in the movements of continents, known as plate tectonics.
Photo of a stream flowing through a forest. Image

Streams naturally contain different types of algea that remove nitrogen pollution from them.
Photo of very narrow growth rings indicating growth in a very harsh environment. Image

The mummified trees have very narrow growth rings indicating growth in a very harsh environment.
Photo of mummified leaves found in the sediment at the mummified forest deposit. Image

Researchers have found mummified leaves in the sediment at the mummified forest deposit.
Photo of Quttinirpaaq National Park, which is dominated by glaciers and tundra vegetation. Image

The landscape of Quttinirpaaq National Park is dominated by glaciers and tundra vegetation.
Cover of the March 11, 2011 issue of the journal Science. Image

The researchers' findings are described in the March 11, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Illustration showing how formation and function of some slime mold cells are similar to animal cells Image

The formation and function of some cells of slime molds are similar to those of some animal cells.
the newest Doppler-On-Wheels observing the Goshen County, Wyoming tornado Image

The newest Doppler-On-Wheels (DOW) observing the Goshen County, Wyoming tornado.
Cover of the March 11, 2011 issue of the journal Science. Image

The researchers' findings are described in the March 11, 2011 issue of the journal Science.
Photo of Brown University biologist Casey Dunn, NSF's 2011 Waterman Award winner. Image

Brown University biologist Casey Dunn is NSF's 2011 Waterman Award winner.
Photos of three primates with their young, Western lowland gorilla, human, and common chimpanzee. Image

Data from seven species of wild primates shows human aging patterns are not strikingly different.
3-D magnetic resonance imaging rendering of the human brain, functional MRI highlighted in red. Image

New study supports the role of a brain region called the amygdala in processing anxiety.
Photo of pencils. Image

Unique written exercises are designed to improve the academic performance of minority students.
Mountain in background and sand and basket in foreground with text Digging Into Data Challenge. Image

Eight international funding agencies participate in humanities and social sciences grant challenge.
Survivor Buddy, A Social Medium Robot Image

View a video on Survivor Buddy 2.0.

Photo of researcher Robin Murphy studying robot-human interactions during a disaster scenario. Image

Researcher Robin Murphy studies robot-human interactions, including during disaster scenarios.
a robot with a monitor head showing a heart and the words Survivor Buddy below the robot. Video

Texas A&M researchers are exploring ways to make robots more "rescue friendly."
the partially constructed VErtex LOcator of the LHCb experiment in November 2006. Image

The partially constructed VELO (VErtex LOcator) of the LHCb experiment in November 2006.
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