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Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head

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Fruit Flies Are Invading Los Angeles. The Solution? More Fruit Flies.

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Scientists develop method to detect deadly infectious diseases

Scientists develop method to detect deadly infectious diseases Researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation have developed a way of detecting the early onset of deadly infectious diseases by using a test so ultrasensitive that it could someday revolutionize medical approaches to epidemics. The test… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF announces $16M to strengthen and diversify artificial intelligence research capacity

NSF announces $16M to strengthen and diversify artificial intelligence research capacity The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the latest recipients of the Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI) program. The $16.3 million investment seeks to advance artificial intelligence innovation… Read more at nsf.gov

Now Showing, an Ancient Spell Book for the Dead

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NSF Statement on White House’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

NSF Statement on White House’s Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence "As the primary federal investor in non-defense artificial intelligence research, the U.S. National Science Foundation is driving cutting-edge research that is expanding our understanding of AI concepts and techniques, accelerating trustworthy AI… Read more at nsf.gov

Dust Might Have Snuffed Out the Dinosaurs

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These Tiny, Beautiful Wasps Eat the Hearts Out of Cockroaches

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan "NSF remains committed to investing in the scientists, engineers, inventors and students that will lead to the next generation of key innovations that unravel mysteries, solve pressing problems, and drive our nation's economic and national security."… Read more at nsf.gov

Old Faithful Is Boiling, Smelly and the Perfect Home for These Living Things

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Chimpanzees Go Through Menopause, Too

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Billions of Years Ago, Venus May Have Had a Key Earthlike Feature

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Dec. 24: The first flight of the Vulcan rocket could send a robotic lander to the moon.

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo

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A Radioactive Sea of Magma Hides Under the Surface of Mars

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New report identifies pathways to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in key technology areas

New report identifies pathways to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in key technology areas A network of universities funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation completed a yearlong, nearly $4 million pilot effort with the release of a report – Securing America’s Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment – on how to enable… Read more at nsf.gov

See You Later, Not-an-Alligator

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NSF Statement on the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hub designees

NSF Statement on the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hub designees "The U.S. National Science Foundation applauds the U.S. Economic Development Administration on its announcement today of Regional Technology and Innovation Hub designees. Thanks to the CHIPS and Science Act, NSF and EDA share a critical mission to… Read more at nsf.gov

Stone by Ancient Stone, Mexico Recovers Its Lost Treasures

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These Starfish Face Extinction. Scientists Are Helping Them Mate.

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The Glowing Secret That Mammals Have Been Hiding

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The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays Put

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Watch the Orionids Meteor Shower Reach Its Peak Tonight

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NSF funds 12 projects to advance open and equitable research in the geosciences

NSF funds 12 projects to advance open and equitable research in the geosciences The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $10.4 million to advance open and equitable research in the geosciences, in alignment with the goals of the federal 2023 Year of Open Science. Through its new Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO… Read more at nsf.gov

A lightweight wearable device helps users navigate with a tap on the wrist

A lightweight wearable device helps users navigate with a tap on the wrist Engineers at Rice University have developed a fabric-based wearable device that "taps" a user's wrist with pressurized air, helping them navigate to their destination. Users correctly interpreted which direction the device was telling them to go an… Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists say deepening Arctic snowpack drives greenhouse gas emissions

Scientists say deepening Arctic snowpack drives greenhouse gas emissions Human-caused climate change is shortening the snow cover period in the Arctic. But according to U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research led by Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, some parts of the Arctic are… Read more at nsf.gov

If You’ve Ever Heard a Voice That Wasn’t There, This Could Be Why

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Broken by bison, aspen saplings have a tough time in northern Yellowstone

Broken by bison, aspen saplings have a tough time in northern Yellowstone In northern Yellowstone National Park, saplings of quaking aspen, an ecologically important tree in the American West, are being broken by a historically large bison herd, affecting the comeback of aspen from decades of over-browsing by elk. Findings… Read more at nsf.gov

These Amphibians Have a Taste for Their Mom’s Skin

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NSF Director delivers remarks at Northeastern University's grand opening celebration alongside Members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation

NSF Director delivers remarks at Northeastern University's grand opening celebration alongside Members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation On Oct. 16, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan delivered a keynote at the grand opening of Northeastern University's EXP, a state-of-the-art, 357,000-square-foot, energy-efficient research facility outfitted with labs… Read more at nsf.gov

Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill Over Virology Research

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Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill Over Virology Research

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Robert Sapolsky Doesn’t Believe in Free Will. (But Feel Free to Disagree.)

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Inside a High-Security Virus Lab

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Your Next Eclipse Isn’t That Far Off, and It Could Be Even Better

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On a beach in Brazil, a shadowy path of wonder reaches its conclusion.

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Opening up the eclipse to people who cannot see it.

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The eclipse’s initial shadow may fall on Oregon’s clouds.

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Clear skies are expected for much of the annular eclipse’s path.

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NSF Director Panchanathan joins Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities for cross-sectoral roundtable

NSF Director Panchanathan joins Sen. Amy Klobuchar at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities for cross-sectoral roundtable On Oct. 13, U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan traveled to the University of Minnesota (UMN) Twin Cities, where he joined Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) for a university-hosted "Science, Innovation, and Workforce Development… Read more at nsf.gov

Get Ready for the ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse This Saturday

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NASA Launches Mission to Explore a Metal Asteroid

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NASA’s Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid Is Ready to Launch

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When, Where and How to Watch the Annular Solar Eclipse

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From Hunted to Hunter: Neanderthals Preyed on Cave Lions, Study Finds

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Study IDs secret of stealthy invader essential to ruinous rice disease

Study IDs secret of stealthy invader essential to ruinous rice disease The virulence of a rice-wrecking fungus — and deployment of ninja-like proteins that help it escape detection by muffling an immune system's alarm bells — relies on genetic decoding quirks that could prove central to stopping it, according to U.S… Read more at nsf.gov

Maps of the 2023 Annular Eclipse

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NASA Unveils First Glimpse of Space Rock Collected From Asteroid

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NSF congratulates laureate of the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics

NSF congratulates laureate of the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Claudia Goldin on her 2023 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Her groundbreaking research has given new insights into women’s historical and contemporary roles in the labor market and reveals… Read more at nsf.gov

Fossil Reveals Ancient Seafloor Communities

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When Female Frogs Face the Mating Ball, They Pretend to Croak

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Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

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New modeling method helps scientists understand extreme heat waves

New modeling method helps scientists understand extreme heat waves To prepare for extreme heat waves around the world — particularly in places known for cool summers — climate simulation models that include a new computing concept may save tens of thousands of lives. The concept, called "ensemble boosting," uses… Read more at nsf.gov

New modeling method help scientists understand extreme heat waves

New modeling method help scientists understand extreme heat waves To prepare for extreme heat waves around the world — particularly in places known for cool summers — climate simulation models that include a new computing concept may save tens of thousands of lives. The concept, called "ensemble boosting," uses… Read more at nsf.gov

A Solar Eclipse Shines Light on Traditions That Still Matter Today

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Grizzlies Are Coming to Town. Can the West Live With Them?

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The Science Nobel Winners Were Short and Fast

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Amazon Prepares for First Launch of Project Kuiper Satellites

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New Evidence That Ancient Footprints Push Back Human Arrival in North America

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New Evidence That Ancient Footprints Push Back Human Arrival in North America

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NSF and the French National Research Agency sign a memorandum of understanding and announce two new lead agency opportunities

NSF and the French National Research Agency sign a memorandum of understanding and announce two new lead agency opportunities On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the French National Research Agency (ANR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between U.S. and French… Read more at nsf.gov

Wildlife Find Human Voices Scarier Than Lion Roars, Researchers Say

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Quantum computer unveils atomic dynamics of light-sensitive molecules

Quantum computer unveils atomic dynamics of light-sensitive molecules Researchers at Duke University have implemented a new method to observe a quantum effect in the way light-absorbing molecules interact with incoming photons. Known as a conical intersection, the effect puts limitations on the paths molecules can take… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov on their 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry. The laureates discovered quantum dots and a method for reliably producing them at a high quality. Quantum… Read more at nsf.gov

Same-Sex Behavior Evolved in Many Mammals to Reduce Conflict, Study Suggests

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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to 3 Scientists for Work on Electrons

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In the Big City, Wildlife Researchers Are on the Prowl

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In the Big City, Wildlife Researchers Are on the Prowl

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