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Garden to table: Turning a backyard plant into a mainstream crop

Garden to table: Turning a backyard plant into a mainstream crop It looks like a cherry tomato wrapped in a paper lantern, but in fact it's called a groundcherry. Little-known beyond gardeners and farmers, the groundcherry has quietly produced fruit across North America for centuries. Now it's emerging from… Read more at nsf.gov

A Test for Life Versus Non-Life

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Why does the United States have the most tornadoes in the world? Scientists find new answers.

Why does the United States have the most tornadoes in the world? Scientists find new answers. The central and eastern regions of the United States are the hotspots for Earth's most damaging and frequent tornadoes, scientists have found. In fact, the U.S. has the most tornadoes of any country in the world, but why? In a study published in… Read more at nsf.gov

This Is What Happens When Tigers Try to Sneak Up on Small Bears

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Three Meteor Showers Are Active: How and When to Watch Fireball Season

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Artificial Intelligence Gives Weather Forecasters a New Edge

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan participated in a series of pivotal discussions and events, underscoring U.S. National Science Foundation’s role at the forefront of scientific innovation and workforce development in the United States… Read more at nsf.gov

Science Goes to the Olympics

By Emily Anthes, Kenneth Chang, Dennis Overbye, Katrina Miller, Gina Kolata and Franz Lidz from NYT Science https://ift.tt/msSAKUd via IFTTT

NASA Aims to Restore Space Station Traffic After SpaceX and Boeing Problems

By Kenneth Chang from NYT Science https://ift.tt/Mjmic5n via IFTTT

The Chimps Who Learned to Say ‘Mama’

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Move Over, Mathematicians, Here Comes AlphaProof

By Siobhan Roberts from NYT Science https://ift.tt/XilwDUB via IFTTT

The Moon’s Most Shadowy Places Can’t Hide From NASA’s New Camera

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NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science

NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science The U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $50 million in Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards to 15 collaborative research projects nationwide to expand participation and access to materials science-focused… Read more at nsf.gov

U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce partner to advance semiconductor workforce development

U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce partner to advance semiconductor workforce development The U.S. National Science Foundation and the CHIPS for America Research and Development Office within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), signed a memorandum of understanding… Read more at nsf.gov

Not Afraid of Sharks? Well, Now They’re on Cocaine.

By Sarah Hurtes from NYT Science https://ift.tt/9iAXS4g via IFTTT

NSF-backed SECURE Center will support research security, international collaboration

NSF-backed SECURE Center will support research security, international collaboration Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) ($50 million to University of Washington and $17 million to Texas A&M… Read more at nsf.gov

Secrets Emerge From a Fossil’s Taco Shell-Like Cover

By Rebecca Dzombak from NYT Science https://ift.tt/jyIuL0r via IFTTT

When lightning strikes, check for wind turbines

When lightning strikes, check for wind turbines Minutes after lightning lit the dark evening sky in the middle of a blizzard, a team of seven students and researchers rapidly unzipped a bright yellow bag the size of a small car to release a giant white balloon. This daring feat was part of a U.S… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF announces new AI test beds initiative to advance safety and security of AI technologies

NSF announces new AI test beds initiative to advance safety and security of AI technologies The U.S. National Science Foundation announces the launch of a new initiative that will invest in the development of artificial intelligence-ready test beds, a critical infrastructure designed to propel responsible AI research and innovation forward… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF announces $77.8M investment to build climate resilience capacity across 21 EPSCoR jurisdictions

NSF announces $77.8M investment to build climate resilience capacity across 21 EPSCoR jurisdictions Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $77.8 million investment in 14 projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Spanning 50 institutions across 21 jurisdictions, this investment aims to… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF awards inaugural TRAILBLAZER grants for groundbreaking engineering ideas

NSF awards inaugural TRAILBLAZER grants for groundbreaking engineering ideas The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced the first grants in its Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) program, a new $18-million activity to enable researchers with established records of creativity and paradigm-shifting… Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists extend El Niño forecasts to 18 months in advance

Scientists extend El Niño forecasts to 18 months in advance From 2023 to 2024, the world experienced a major El Niño event, affecting everything from global weather and climate to ecosystems and economies. Now, with U.S. National Science Foundation support from three grants and a new modeling approach… Read more at nsf.gov

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan visited Seoul, South Korea, to celebrate U.S.-South Korea partnerships in semiconductor and bioeconomy research and explore new collaboration opportunities. During his trip, Panchanathan met with… Read more at nsf.gov

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The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius Wasn’t Pompeii’s Only Killer

By Jordan Pearson from NYT Science https://ift.tt/f2QutlM via IFTTT

NASA Spent $450 Million on a Moon Rover. Now It’s Canceling the Mission.

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Historic records provide new insight

Historic records provide new insight U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently released a new study in Ecology and Evolution o utlining their in-depth analysis of historic baleen plates, the comb structures that are used by some species of whales to filter food, from… Read more at nsf.gov

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan NSF has been bustling with activity in recent weeks, achieving many significant milestones. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan welcomed Phoenix, Arizona Mayor Kate Gallego to NSF headquarters. Their discussions centered around collaboration… Read more at nsf.gov

A Slap of a Honeybee’s Wings Sends Ant Invaders Flying Away

By Elizabeth Anne Brown from NYT Science https://ift.tt/Ppf4rkw via IFTTT

Scientists discover which parts of the Amazon rainforest are most vulnerable to drought

Scientists discover which parts of the Amazon rainforest are most vulnerable to drought Regions of the Amazon rainforest respond to drought according to differences in local forest environments and in the properties of trees, Scott Saleska of the University of Arizona and colleagues have discovered. In the southern Amazon rainforest… Read more at nsf.gov

She Didn’t Like His Song, So She Tried to Eat Him

By Joshua Rapp Learn from NYT Science https://ift.tt/KuXDj5M via IFTTT

At Paint Rock, Centuries of Native American Artistry

By Dimitri Staszewski and Franz Lidz from NYT Science https://ift.tt/OHP2mW1 via IFTTT

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of elusive brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will detect thousands of elusive brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries Too big to be planets but too small to be stars, distant brown dwarfs are a key ingredient for understanding the history of the Milky Way. These elusive objects have existed since the early universe and have remained relatively unchanged. Anticipated… Read more at nsf.gov

Wildfire smoke is reaching almost all lakes in North America

Wildfire smoke is reaching almost all lakes in North America Wildfire smoke, sometimes drifting across hundreds of miles, reached almost every lake in North America at least one day each year from 2019 to 2021, according to U.S. National Science Foundation- supported findings published in the journal Global… Read more at nsf.gov

Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world

Seasonal shifts: Phenology events at the bottom of the world Climate change has affected more than the planet's temperature. As climate change has become more influential, seasonal event timing has fluctuated. Flower blooms are harder to predict, and animal migration schedules have shifted. These events, known… Read more at nsf.gov

A Fossil Mystery, Solved by a Spin

By Jack Tamisiea from NYT Science https://ift.tt/JHfAzrg via IFTTT

Colorado Reports Three More Presumed Cases of Bird Flu

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Fails in Orbit

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SpaceX Rocket Fails, Breaking Apart in Orbit

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Watch These Supernovas in (Time-Lapse) Motion

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NASA Mission to Europa Imperiled by Chips Aboard Spacecraft

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Early Humans Left Africa Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

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A Mammoth First: 52,000-Year-Old DNA, in 3-D

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NSF announces groundbreaking Leadership-Class Computing Facility project

NSF announces groundbreaking Leadership-Class Computing Facility project The U.S. National Science Foundation has begun construction on the Leadership-Class Computing Facility (LCCF), a cutting-edge facility led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) that will… Read more at nsf.gov

NASA Says No Plan to Use SpaceX to Rescue Boeing Starliner Astronauts

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Maxine Singer, Guiding Force at the Birth of Biotechnology, Dies at 93

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Centuries of Avalanches Are Stored in Tree Rings

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Richard M. Goldstein, Who Helped Map the Cosmos, Dies at 97

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How to Watch Europe Launch Its Powerful New Rocket

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To Protect Redwoods, They Lit a Fire

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Fearsome Sharks of Today Evolved When Ancient Oceans Got Hot

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How SpaceX Is Harming Delicate Ecosystems

By Eric Lipton, Christina Shaman, Gabriel Blanco, James Surdam and Dave Horn from NYT Science https://ift.tt/SKH1Mgf via IFTTT

Trump Advisers Call for U.S. Nuclear Weapons Testing if He Is Elected

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Cosmic Research Hints at Mysterious Ancient Computer’s Purpose

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Our Planet Is About to Reach Its Greatest Distance From the Sun

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Melodies of Popular Songs Have Gotten Simpler Over Time

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V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76

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How the Denisovans Survived the Ice Age

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Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock

Physicists' laser experiment excites atom's nucleus, may enable new type of atomic clock A team of researchers successfully raised the energy state of an atom's nucleus with a laser, which could lead to new precision measurement technology with orders of magnitude higher accuracy than today's best atomic clocks. The researchers embedded… Read more at nsf.gov