Science Matters

Are you an undergraduate student thinking about how to get funding for graduate school? An early-career researcher looking to launch your new lab?

"Eight minus six … two" It's not exactly "one small step for man," but that humble mathematical message is extraordinary in its own way.

Naiyiri-Blu Brooker grew up in a military family stationed in rural Germany, far from the sea. Nevertheless, she has been obsessed by marine life since childhood.

Humans have always looked to the stars and studied them.

Peering inside a snowstorm Growing up in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, he remembers always watching for snow.

As a mid-career scientist or engineer (at the associate professor rank or equivalent), you are familiar with the pressure to remain productive in the lab, yet also obligated to teaching, institutional…

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) One of the most well-known and competitive awards comes through the CAREER program, which funds proposals from assistant professors (or equivalent…

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Despite their proximity to the ocean, the flooded caves of Tsimanampetsotse National Park in southwest Madagascar are filled with fresh, clear water.