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Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head

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31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control

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New NSF program seeks to engage minority serving institutions in artificial intelligence research

New NSF program seeks to engage minority serving institutions in artificial intelligence research The U.S. National Science Foundation — in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate; U.S Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture; National Institute of Standards and… Read more at nsf.gov

The Webb Telescope Is Just Getting Started

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It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record

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Statement by Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the NSF Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations

Statement by Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the NSF Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations The landmark bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act enacted earlier this year set out a bold vision for the future of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that sought to strengthen NSF’s support of fundamental research, engage the missing millions… Read more at nsf.gov

A Cathedral Tried to Approach Heaven, but the Earth Held a Deep Secret

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A Cathedral Tried to Approach Heaven, but the Earth Held a Deep Secret

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A Cathedral Tried to Approach Heaven. The Earth Had Other Ideas.

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How a See-Through Frog Hides Its Red Blood From Predators

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NASA’s InSight Mission Dies After 4 Years of Listening for Marsquakes

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Archaeologists Devise a Better Clock for Biblical Times

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Something About This Mysterious Fossil Graveyard Was Fishy

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A hard pill bug to swallow: First X-rays of frog feeding show how they consume prey

A hard pill bug to swallow: First X-rays of frog feeding show how they consume prey The phrase "to swallow one's tongue" has been around since at least the 1880s and has been repurposed in several languages to mean everything from falling silent to a general feeling of fear. While it's anatomically impossible for a human to swallow… Read more at nsf.gov

Using Fossils to Bring a River Covered in Concrete Back to Life

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J. Robert Oppenheimer Cleared of ‘Black Mark’ After 68 Years

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan "How do we ensure accessibility (and) inclusivity in all its forms?" NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan posed this question during the White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence, brought in collaboration by the White House Office of Science… Read more at nsf.gov

A Visit Inside China’s Desert Rocket Base

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What Should You Do When the Bear Is Cinnamon?

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Russian Spacewalk Is Canceled Due to Coolant Leak

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NSF appoints Charles 'Chuck' Barber as chief diversity and inclusion officer

NSF appoints Charles 'Chuck' Barber as chief diversity and inclusion officer The U.S. National Science Foundation has appointed Charles "Chuck" Barber to serve as chief diversity and inclusion officer, a newly created role included in the CHIPS and Science Act. In this role, Barber will serve as NSF's senior advisor… Read more at nsf.gov

Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds

Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds The Earth's climate has undergone big changes, from global volcanism to planet-cooling ice ages and dramatic shifts in solar radiation. And yet life, for the last 3.7 billion years, has kept on beating. Now, a U.S. National Science Foundation… Read more at nsf.gov

50 Years After the Apollo 17 Mission, the Moon Looks Closer Than Ever

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50 Years After the Apollo 17 Mission, the Moon Looks Closer Than Ever

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Hawaii Volcanoes Mauna Loa and Kilauea Stop Erupting

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Scientists Overlooked the Snake Clitoris, Until Now

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NSF spurs use-inspired research and technology development to address food and nutrition security challenges

NSF spurs use-inspired research and technology development to address food and nutrition security challenges The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a $11 million investment to address challenges related to food and nutrition security. NSF has selected 16 multidisciplinary teams for Phase 1 of the Convergence Accelerator program’s Track J: Food… Read more at nsf.gov

Geminid Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch It Peak

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NSF to sustain the world's most powerful magnet lab through 2027

NSF to sustain the world's most powerful magnet lab through 2027 The U.S. National Science Foundation will invest an additional $195.5 million over the next five years in NSF’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. This investment maintains the National MagLab as a world-class facility, providing researchers… Read more at nsf.gov

Antarctic summer thaw starts earlier, ends later than previously believed

Antarctic summer thaw starts earlier, ends later than previously believed New research by Colgate University scientists changes the understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica. Summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier and stays thawed for a full two months longer, researchers have found. The U.S. National… Read more at nsf.gov

Study shows full decarbonization of U.S. aviation sector is within grasp

Study shows full decarbonization of U.S. aviation sector is within grasp Every day, 45,000 planes fly across the United States, carrying some 1.7 million passengers. Aviation dominates a frequent traveler's individual contribution to climate change and yet is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize. The United… Read more at nsf.gov

Major Nuclear Fusion Energy Announcement: How to Watch

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China Maps Out Plans to Put Astronauts on the Moon and on Mars

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Major Fusion Energy Breakthrough to Be Announced by Scientists

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan Partnerships advancing American innovation, collaborations with foreign delegations, celebrations of legacy — this week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan focused on how collaboration can lead to transformation. The director, São Paolo Research… Read more at nsf.gov

Splashdown! NASA’s Orion capsule has landed in the Pacific Ocean.

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Water landings are often NASA’s preferred way to get astronauts home.

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No astronauts were aboard this mission.

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Highlights and hiccups from Orion’s journey around the moon.

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NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission to End in Water Landing: How to Watch

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Next Launch to the Moon: A Japanese Company’s Lunar Lander

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NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission to End in Water Landing: How to Watch

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NSF 2022 Research Security Training for the United States Research Community awardees announced

NSF 2022 Research Security Training for the United States Research Community awardees announced Research security is integral to national security. Addressing knowledge gaps, strengthening training in research security, managing and mitigating risk in international collaborations, and adhering to research security best practices help safeguard… Read more at nsf.gov

They’re Taking Jigsaws to Infinity and Beyond

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NSF accelerates use-inspired solutions for persons with disabilities

NSF accelerates use-inspired solutions for persons with disabilities The U.S. National Science Foundation is building upon basic research to accelerate solutions that enhance opportunities for persons with disabilities. With an investment of $11.8 million, NSF’s Convergence Accelerator selected 16 multidisciplinary… Read more at nsf.gov

New $20 million program promotes capacity building to broaden participation in regional innovation ecosystems

New $20 million program promotes capacity building to broaden participation in regional innovation ecosystems The U.S. National Science Foundation announced Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity, or EPIIC, a new $20 million program encouraging minority-serving institutions, two-year institutions, primarily undergraduate institutions, and… Read more at nsf.gov

Brains, Brawn or Both: What Drove the Creation of Modern Dog Breeds?

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Scientists Have Designed a ‘Vagina on a Chip’

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Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic

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Before Beer Became Lager, a Microbe Made a Mysterious Journey

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The Ankylosaur’s Club-Tail Wasn’t Only Swinging at T. Rex

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Curse Words Around the World Have Something in Common (We Swear)

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Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known

Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known As its name implies, the Devils Hole pupfish lives in a truly hellish environment. Confined to a single deep limestone cave in Nevada's Mojave Desert, 263 of the fish live in water that hovers around 93 degrees Fahrenheit year-round, with food… Read more at nsf.gov

Telescopes Team Up to Forecast an Alien Storm on Titan

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The Missing Mammal That May Have Shaped California’s Kelp Forests

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Do electric scooters reduce car use?

Do electric scooters reduce car use? Banning scooters may reduce sidewalk congestion and keep would-be riders and pedestrians safer, but it comes at a cost, according to a new study by Georgia Tech researchers. In research examining the impact of Atlanta's 2019 ban on e-scooters and e… Read more at nsf.gov

Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Continues Its Eruption

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With Mauna Loa’s Eruption, a Rare Glimpse Into the Earth

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So maybe I should just go with traditional Medicare?

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan How can strategic and intentional investments spread innovation across every community and demographic? This is the question that NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan asked of himself and others in a whirlwind week. On Monday, Clemson University… Read more at nsf.gov

New Estimate Finds More Magma Under Yellowstone Supervolcano

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A Penguin-Like Shape May Have Helped This Dinosaur Dive

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