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

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

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Titan Sub Tragedy: Coast Guard Hearings Reveal New Insights

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U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce announce a new $30M funding opportunity, funded by the CHIPS & Science Act, to prepare talent for semiconductor jobs nationwide

U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce announce a new $30M funding opportunity, funded by the CHIPS & Science Act, to prepare talent for semiconductor jobs nationwide The Network Coordination Hub for the National Network for Microelectronics Education will establish and operate regional nodes to offer consistent, rigorous, engaging curricula, instructional materials, experiential opportunities, teacher… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF and Quad partners launch AI-ENGAGE to encourage collaboration on emerging technologies and agriculture

NSF and Quad partners launch AI-ENGAGE to encourage collaboration on emerging technologies and agriculture The U.S. National Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO) signed a memorandum of cooperation… Read more at nsf.gov

Things Are Looking Up for Africa’s Upside-Down Baobab Trees

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This Fish Evolved Legs That It Uses to Taste Stuff on the Seafloor

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Long ago, but not so different

Long ago, but not so different In a new study, a team of U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers suggests that 4 billion years ago, plate tectonics likely looked closer to what we experience today than previously thought. The team published its findings in the… Read more at nsf.gov

The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not.

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This Cheese Stood Alone for 3,600 Years

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5 areas where NSF funding is enhancing undergraduate STEM participation at Hispanic-serving institutions

5 areas where NSF funding is enhancing undergraduate STEM participation at Hispanic-serving institutions In the U.S., just over 21% of the undergraduate student body identified as Hispanic in 2021. Nearly 63% of those students were enrolled at Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).* Despite representing only a small portion of the nation's public and… Read more at nsf.gov

What tiny marine organisms eat can affect how the deep ocean stores carbon

What tiny marine organisms eat can affect how the deep ocean stores carbon The dietary preferences of bacteria that eat organic molecules called lipids can affect how carbon dioxide from the ocean's surface moves to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for hundreds of years, potentially affecting future climate… Read more at nsf.gov

This Black Hole Has a Cosmic Wingspan

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Desert Racers Demolish Art Carved by Ancient People in Chile

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan engaged in discussions and announcements that underscored the agency's commitment to advancing research, innovation and global collaboration. On September 18, NSF announced two new National Artificial… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF and philanthropic partners invest more than $18M to prioritize ethical and societal considerations in the creation of emerging technologies

NSF and philanthropic partners invest more than $18M to prioritize ethical and societal considerations in the creation of emerging technologies The U.S. National Science Foundation announced an inaugural investment of more than $18 million to 44 multidisciplinary, multi-sector teams across the U.S. through the NSF Responsible Design, Development and Deployment of Technologies (NSF ReDDDoT)… Read more at nsf.gov

Punching Octopuses Lead Fish on Hunting Parties

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Stalking the Wild Banana

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This Shark Lives 400 Years. Its DNA May Explain Why.

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Earth’s Fall Equinox Ushers In Astronomical Autumn

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The Squishy Truth About Why You’re Seeing Fewer Spotted Lanternflies

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Michel Siffre, 85, Dies; Descended Into Caves to Study the Human Mind

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Earth Might Have Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago

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Atmospheric Rivers Shape Arctic Moisture

Atmospheric Rivers Shape Arctic Moisture Atmospheric rivers cross the planet. These large, narrow sections of Earth's atmosphere carry moisture from the tropics to the poles. A recently published paper in Nature Communications discovered that low-frequency, large-scale circulation changes… Read more at nsf.gov

Who’s the Dodo Now? A Famously Extinct Bird, Reconsidered.

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John Clements, Whose Research Saved Thousands of Babies, Dies at 101

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NSF and Simons Foundation launch 2 AI Institutes to help astronomers understand the cosmos

NSF and Simons Foundation launch 2 AI Institutes to help astronomers understand the cosmos From the early telescopes made hundreds of years ago by Galileo to the sophisticated astronomical observatories of today, people have built increasingly innovative tools to probe and measure the cosmos. Soon, researchers at two new institutes funded… Read more at nsf.gov

Study Reveals Bird-Migration Mystery

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Tiny, Tasty Lizards Scuba-Dive for Their Survival

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A Supermoon and Lunar Eclipse Will Light Up and Darken Tuesday’s Night Sky

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Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass Along Maine’s Coast

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There Might Be More Than One Way to Make a Planet

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan continued making significant strides toward fostering innovation and collaboration. On Tuesday, Panchanathan participated in the Quantum World Congress. He spoke about how the U.S. is poised to lead the… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF awards $42.4M in new grants to support the future of semiconductors

NSF awards $42.4M in new grants to support the future of semiconductors Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Micron Technology and Samsung, announced $42.4 million in grants for its Future of Semiconductors (NSF FuSe2) competition. The investment will fuel… Read more at nsf.gov

Dr. George Berci, Whose Innovations Changed Surgery, Dies at 103

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These Apes Dance Like Someone Is Watching

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Starliner Astronauts Say What They’ll Miss During Extended Stay in Space

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Water temperature at Australia's Great Barrier Reef reaches hottest in 400 years

Water temperature at Australia's Great Barrier Reef reaches hottest in 400 years Warming ocean waters have led to mass coral bleaching events in Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are threatening the future of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now, researchers funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation report in… Read more at nsf.gov

Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities

Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs… Read more at nsf.gov

New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice Sheet

New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice Sheet A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows direct evidence of Greenland being ice-free within the last 1.1 million years. This NSF-funded study analyzed sediment drilled through the Greenland Ice Sheet at NSF… Read more at nsf.gov

These Monkeys Call One Another by Name

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A Billionaire in Orbit and His Crew Prepare to Walk in Space

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The ‘Country Doctor’ Who Upended Our Understanding of Dementia

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Europeans Used Cocaine Much Earlier Than Previously Thought, Study Finds

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Polaris Dawn Astronauts Reach Record High Orbit Above Earth

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Francisco Lopera, Pioneer in Alzheimer’s Research, Dies at 73

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NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher training to support future microelectronics workforce

NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher training to support future microelectronics workforce Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Micron Foundation announced an investment in four projects to advance STEM education training to foster a more robust microelectronics workforce. The investment, made possible through a Dear… Read more at nsf.gov

Polaris Dawn Astronauts Get Ready to Launch: What to Know

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10,000 Feet Up, Scientists Found Hundreds of Airborne Germs

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Lakes in marginalized communities sampled less, study finds

Lakes in marginalized communities sampled less, study finds Water is essential for all forms of life — humans included — and understanding the quality of available water is critical to knowing where to drink, swim, fish and otherwise make use of the resource. A new analysis, published in Frontiers in Ecology… Read more at nsf.gov

The Terrifying Way That Eels Escape a Hungry Fish’s Stomach

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New Images of Mercury Show Speckled Surface in Sharp Detail

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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with representatives from Australia, including Doug Hilton, CEO of @CSIRO, Dharmini Robertson, U.S. and Canada science counselor at CSIRO, and Geoff Mason, Australian ambassador to the U.S. The… Read more at nsf.gov

An Empty Boeing Starliner Heads Back to Earth: How to Watch

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Why Do Apes Make Gestures?

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Steve Silberman, 66, Dies; Writer Deepened Understanding of Autism

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Boeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Its Crew

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Nothing to 'shrub' about: How plant coverage is affecting the Arctic carbon cycle

Nothing to 'shrub' about: How plant coverage is affecting the Arctic carbon cycle Researchers at Columbia University's Department of Earth and Environment Science have discovered new implications for the Arctic carbon cycle in the face of climate change. Their paper published in Communications Biology shows how differing plant… Read more at nsf.gov

NSF investing nearly $8M in EducateAI awards to develop next generation of well-trained AI workforce

NSF investing nearly $8M in EducateAI awards to develop next generation of well-trained AI workforce Artificial Intelligence is transforming research, education, manufacturing and everyday life. To prepare the next generation of talent for a diverse, well-trained AI workforce, the U.S. National Science Foundation directorates for Computer and… Read more at nsf.gov

What a Puppy Kindergarten Revealed About Raising Exceptional Dogs

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New Photos From Titanic Show Long-Lost Statue and Damaged Bow

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New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered

New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered A research team at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary has uncovered a new species of Antarctic fish, which could reshape how scientists view biodiversity in the Southern Ocean. The newly discovered species Akarotaxis gouldae… Read more at nsf.gov

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan engaged with leaders and innovators at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University (OSU), focusing on the future of workforce development, the economic impact of public research universities… Read more at nsf.gov