Podcast: Photonic quantum chips promise fast future Miloš Popović, an NSF-supported associate professor, discusses a collaboration that has built a photonic quantum system into a traditional electronic chip... Read more at nsf.gov
Warm oceans helped first human migration from Asia to North America Significant changes in the circulation of the North Pacific fostered migration More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301859&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Remote Hawaiian island harbors last land snails of their kind The island of Nihoa, a slice of jagged rock in the Pacific Ocean, is snails’ sole refuge More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301856&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Sensor can detect scarred or fatty liver tissue Diagnosing liver damage earlier could help prevent liver failure More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301855&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Applying compost to landfills could have environmental benefits Compost as daily cover outperformed its use as a soil amendment in almost 100% of simulations More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301854&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Coral recovery during a prolonged heatwave offers new hope Researchers tracked coral colonies on reefs during an El Niño More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301843&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic Findings may help scientists better understand how other emerging diseases evolve More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301841&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Social bacteria build shelters using the physics of fingerprints Microbes cooperate to construct structures called fruiting bodies when famine strikes More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301827&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
New study helps pinpoint when Earth's plate subduction began Rocks billions of years old record transition from alien landscape to continents, oceans, life More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301829&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Immune and circulatory systems are integrated in insects New understanding of how insects fight, succumb to or transmit infections More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301824&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
New sunspot cycle could be one of the strongest on record Scientists use extended, 22-year solar cycle to make the forecast More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301825&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Once-in-a-lifetime floods to become regular occurrences by end of century Flood levels reached by Superstorm Sandy could be seen every 4 years by the end of the 21st century More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301816&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
To push or to pull? How many-limbed ocean organisms swim Some marine animals pull themselves through the water More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301817&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
'Cold spots,' not hotspots, key to rapid biodiversification Places that don't have many species provide opportunity for rapid diversification More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301810&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
How hot is too hot for life deep below the ocean floor? International team researches the limits of life More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301812&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
