Science Matters

In August 2023, a combination of drought, hurricane winds and low humidity generated an unprecedented fire in Lahaina, a coastal city on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

As you dig your toes into the warm sand and watch waves crash into each other on a coastal beach, you might stop to wonder, what lives in the ocean?…

Exploring most of the world's oceans is technologically challenging, however, researchers are making progress and collecting more data about oceans than ever before.

What did you have for breakfast this morning? Bananas? Berries? Honey? Coffee?…

You likely have never heard a student exclaim at a school career day, "I want to go into quantum science!" But like the advances in computer science over the past 75 years that have made computers…

Less than a decade ago, SciStarter launched Citizen Science Day, which is dedicated to increasing awareness of citizen science and connecting volunteers to scientific projects in which they can…

Plastic is everywhere. Humans produce so much plastic that we end up throwing away about 400 million tons of plastic-related trash every year.

The "Official Policy on Brand Standards of the U.S. National Science Foundation" outlines a framework to support the agency's written, verbal and visual identity.

The April 8 solar eclipse provides opportunities for science, education and outreach that multiple U.S. National Science Foundation programs will support.

A laboratory accident with a laser more than 30 years ago served as the unlikely first step in the development of an entire industry that has helped more than 30 million people overcome vision…