How do birds breathe so efficiently? Looped airways facilitate air flows New findings offer potential to enhance flow engineering More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302404&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Sea otters keep remaining California kelp forests alive Monterey Bay kelp forests depend on sea otters to control urchins More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302395&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Model predicts urban development and greenhouses gasses will fuel urban floods Scientists conduct research on twin forcing agents of environmental change More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302394&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Study shows how varying Arctic climate conditions impact vulnerable species Climate affects diet, evidenced by condition of Arctic foxes’ teeth More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302383&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Study shows loss of gene function is causal to congenital heart disease Congenital heart disease is the most common type of birth defect More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302384&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
How fast is the universe expanding? Galaxies provide one answer New measure of ‘Hubble constant’ highlights discrepancy between estimates of our cosmic fate More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302351&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
How hummingbirds hum New measurement technique unravels what gives hummingbird wings their characteristic sound More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302363&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Littlest shop of horrors: Hungry green algae prefer to eat bacteria alive New study leads to improved methodology in environmental microbiology More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302350&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Scientists image magnetic fields at edge of M87's black hole Event Horizon Telescope reveals new view of M87 galaxy's center More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302354&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Research shows how tissue's microscopic geometry affects spread of cancer Scientists reveal mechanism behind one of humankind's most deadly processes More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302345&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Scientists link flower color changes with climate fluctuations Study includes more than a century of data More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302344&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
High-resolution ocean model looks at sea turtles' lost years Model shows where hatchlings likely travel in the open sea More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302338&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Modifying corn kernels with CRISPR Scientists apply DNA-editing technique to the corn genome More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302339&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Streams more vulnerable to stressors such as climate change than previously thought Scientists develop a new way of gathering data about streams fed by groundwater More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302328&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Chip delivers COVID-19 test results on a phone Programmed magnetic nanobeads enable diagnostic device More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302327&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Collapse of Northern California kelp forests will be hard to reverse Most of Northern California's kelp forest ecosystem is gone, replaced by widespread 'urchin barrens' More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302320&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Engineering platform offers collaborative cloud options for sustainable manufacturing Assists sectors such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other industries tied to bio-based economies More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302321&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Record-high Arctic freshwater affecting marine environment and Atlantic Ocean currents Freshwater is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302312&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
Kilauea eruption triggered by pressure built over a decade 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano was one of the largest volcanic events in Hawaii in 200 years More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302313&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov
