Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Discoveries
NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology
helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet,
microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology New scientific discipline studies bats, birds, other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface Released
October 28, 2008
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Size Trade-off: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek explains his findings about the inverse relationship between horn and copulatory organ size in male beetles and how it affects species divergence Released
September 30, 2008
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Beauty Is in the Genes of the Beholder New research on American pronghorns explains why not everything is about looks Released
July 3, 2008
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released
January 30, 2008
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2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released
January 9, 2007
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Fat Regulating Hormone Found in Amphibian In tadpoles, leptin may signal when it is time to sprout limbs Released
August 8, 2006
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Snake Attack on Frog Eggs Provokes Premature Hatching Developing tadpoles dive to stay alive Released
June 3, 2005
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Frozen Frogs Don't Croak "Freeze-tolerant" amphibians hold promise for organ transplant technology Released
April 26, 2005
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News of This Speedy Mole Travels Fast Researchers need high-speed camera to catch the star-nosed mole devouring its food. Released
March 8, 2005
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Geomagnetic Landmarks Give Turtles Sense of Where They Are, Where to Go How sea turtles navigate across vast expanses of featureless ocean to reach feeding and breeding sites has long been a mystery. Now, clues are surfacing to indicate turtles rely partly upon invisible landmarks created by the Earth’s magnetic field. Released
July 30, 2004
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Young Birds' Flapping May Explain How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly Two-legged dinosaurs may have used their forelimbs as wing-like structures to propel themselves up steep inclines long before they could fly. This theory may link two current and opposing explanations for how reptiles evolved into flying birds. Released
July 30, 2004
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Pterosaur Heads Were Uniquely Adapted for Flight Taking a high-tech look at fossil skulls, scientists examined the brains of ancient pterosaurs. They found key structures to be specialized and enlarged, a discovery that could revise views of how vision, flight and the brain itself evolved. Released
July 30, 2004
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A Small Plant's Genome Has Huge Impact Completing the first-ever plant genome means knowing plants well, really well. Released
July 23, 2004
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Baboon Fathers Really Do Care About Their Kids In a finding that surprised researchers, a recent three-year study of five baboon groups at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya reveals that baboon fathers overwhelmingly side with their offspring when intervening in disputes. Released
July 20, 2004
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