Science Matters

Trace elements are rare but can be incredibly important. Some, such as iron, are micronutrients — similar to vitamins, they are needed only in very small amounts but are essential.

It starts with a spark. A STEM spark.

Whether you’re rejoicing with a loved one whose cancer is in remission or just binge-watching another superhero show on your TV, you’re reaping the benefits of inventions: the transistor, the internet…

A seafloor mapping team was cruising off California's Pacific Coast in 2009 when the unthinkable happened: A great blue whale surfaced directly under their research vessel.

A colorful character has become the mascot for a research program studying the impact of climate change on the economically important lobster fisheries of Maine.

Twelve people have been to the moon, but until 2019, only three people had been to the deepest part of the ocean: Challenger Deep, a trench off the Mariana Islands that lies nearly 11 kilometers below…

1. Sea otters keep remaining California kelp forests alive Sea otters: they're among the public's favorite ocean creatures.

Climate change problem solvers: startups with solutions Startups funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation are creating technologies intended to reduce the impact of climate change.

By Geri Richmond, National Science Board member This past winter, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a story made the rounds on social media: A science professor was forced to stop in the middle…

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