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SpaceX to Launch Crew-9 Mission for NASA: How to Watch

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Mildred Thornton Stahlman, Pioneer in Neonatal Care, Dies at 101

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Scientists in Japan Give Robots a Fleshy Face and a Smile

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How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)

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Famine Drove Jamestown Settlers to Eat Native Dogs, DNA Reveals

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Astronauts Are Not Stuck on the I.S.S., NASA and Boeing Officials Say

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For an Aquatic Veterinarian, It’s Never ‘Just a Fish’

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A new film on baffling Baffin Bay

A new film on baffling Baffin Bay A new NSF-supported documentary follows the Baffin Bay Deglacial Experiment team on its journey to investigate what happened to the Greenland Ice Sheet over 15,000 years ago Although scientists know that the Earth has seen major climate changes from… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF awards $35M for networks to transform research capacity and competitiveness

NSF awards $35M for networks to transform research capacity and competitiveness The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research… Read more at nsf.gov

It’s Brutus, Not Bruno! The Etiquette of Remembering Your Friends’ Pets’ Names.

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Physicists create first-ever Bose-Einstein condensate made of molecules

Physicists create first-ever Bose-Einstein condensate made of molecules A team of physicists has successfully created a unique quantum state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) out of molecules. The team is led by Sebastian Will at Columbia University, who received a U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty… Read more at nsf.gov

AI-powered underwater robots revolutionize marine conservation, NSF-funded researchers lead the charge

AI-powered underwater robots revolutionize marine conservation, NSF-funded researchers lead the charge The underwater environment, covering nearly 80% of the planet, is critical in maintaining ecological balance and supporting human well-being. Effective conservation relies on thoroughly understanding underwater species distribution and ecosystem… Read more at nsf.gov

If You Give a Frog a Sauna, It Might Fight Off a Deadly Fungus

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A Feline Scientist Explains Why Your Cat Might Actually Like You

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Creating a diverse and inclusive AI research community is the goal of new NSF awards

Creating a diverse and inclusive AI research community is the goal of new NSF awards The U.S. National Science Foundation is excited to announce a new round of ExpandAI awards dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion within the artificial intelligence research community. In collaboration with the departments of Homeland… Read more at nsf.gov

When Sick Pets Need Blood, Animal ‘Superheroes’ Come to the Rescue

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China Prepares to Bring Rocks From Moon’s Far Side to Earth

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‘Arctic Blast’ of Leaky Water Halts Spacewalk by NASA Astronauts

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan Last week, US National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan accompanied National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, and other senior U.S. government officials to participate in the second annual U… Read more at nsf.gov

Unlikely Wild Animals Are Being Smuggled Into U.S. Ports: Corals

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An Odd Rock in a Box Gets Linked to a Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago

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Piping Up at the Gates of Dawn

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Are We Loving Our Pets to Death?

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Cancer Kills Millions of Dogs. Will Immunotherapy Prolong Their Lives?

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Videos Show That Leeches Can Jump in Pursuit of Blood

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Lokiceratops, a Horned Dinosaur, May Be a New Species

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How to Make 3,000-Year-Old Beer

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Ancient Shipwreck Preserves a Deep Bronze Age Time Capsule

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Do We Need Language to Think?

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Get Ready for the Longest Day of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere

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Collaborative approaches improve materials informatics workforce training

Collaborative approaches improve materials informatics workforce training A wide range of innovative products, from biomedical implants to aerospace composites, come from research in materials informatics (MI) — the combination of machine learning, artificial intelligence and computational methodologies with materials… Read more at nsf.gov

Titan Disaster Forces Global Rethinking of Deep Sea Exploration

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Shipworms still hold some sea-crets

Shipworms still hold some sea-crets Although they have been known to mariners for centuries — having aided in shipwrecking Columbus and sinking parts of the Spanish Armada — scientists have not been able to determine how shipworms digest wood, until now. Sometimes known as "termites of… Read more at nsf.gov

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan highlighted NSF’s commitment to innovation and STEM advancements through several key events. The Director joined Senator Shaheen in a conversation on Capitol Hill with New Hampshire business leaders to… Read more at nsf.gov

A Tale of Two Nearly Extinct Giant Salamanders

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Voyager 1, After Major Malfunction, Is Back From the Brink, NASA Says

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Edward Stone, 88, Physicist Who Oversaw Voyager Missions, Is Dead

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Why a 3-Legged Lion and His Brother Swam Across a Crocodile-Filled River

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NSF and AACC announce 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge winners

NSF and AACC announce 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge winners Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), announced the three winning teams of the 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The annual competition seeks to… Read more at nsf.gov

Mars Got Cooked During a Recent Solar Storm

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Ancient Genomes Reveal Which Children the Maya Selected for Sacrifice

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Three Days in Space Was Enough to Change 4 Astronauts’ Bodies and Minds

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A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That Move

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Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on its Head.

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'Cells to Galaxies' unites astronomers, medical imaging experts to advance both fields

'Cells to Galaxies' unites astronomers, medical imaging experts to advance both fields In May 2024, experts from the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the medical imaging field presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine conference on the surprising… Read more at nsf.gov

Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

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Frightening Log From Titan Submersible’s Fatal Dive Declared a Fake

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Every Elephant Has Its Own Name, Study Suggests

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Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing using advanced materials

Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing using advanced materials A research team has developed synthetic platelets that can stop bleeding and enhance healing at the site of an injury. They demonstrated that the synthetic platelets work well in some animals but have not yet begun clinical trials in humans. The… Read more at nsf.gov

Personal Conflicts, Even Violence, Are Not Uncommon in Long-Term Care

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William A. Anders, Who Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 90

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Boeing’s Starliner Overcomes Malfunctioning Thrusters to Dock at Space Station

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Have Wine for Breakfast, Put On a 51-Pound Suit and Get to the Battlefield

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How Wombats May Save Other Animals From Wildfires

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Family Discovers Rare T. Rex Fossil in North Dakota

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Widely used climate theory doesn't 'ring' true, according to new tree data

Widely used climate theory doesn't 'ring' true, according to new tree data New data on over 1,500 trees across nearly 1,000 sites shows that an existing theory of how individuals within a species will respond to a changing climate might not be true. The data, in the form of tree rings from an aridland pine, contradicts the… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF, NEH and partner funding agencies from seven countries announce the winners of the Canada-led 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation competition

NSF, NEH and partner funding agencies from seven countries announce the winners of the Canada-led 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation competition Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) joined partner funding agencies from Brazil, Canada, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom in announcing the awardees for the… Read more at nsf.gov

A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time

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Fauci to Face Grilling by Republican Committee on Covid Origins

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The Ghost Trees of Chicago

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Some of the astronauts’ luggage is not going to make it to the space station.

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What is Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft?

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