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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The New Science of Learning Researchers find social aspects of learning important at all ages Released
September 11, 2009
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Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain Leading minds in neuroscience discuss what we know about how our brains work and where the field is headed Released
June 15, 2009
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2008: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year Released
March 13, 2009
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Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered NSF-supported researchers explore the links between globalization, deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon region and the country’s dynamic cattle economy Released
January 23, 2009
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Respect for Sacred Values is Key to Conflict Resolution Ethical and religious beliefs can trump material gains in motivating human behavior Released
January 7, 2009
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A Crowded World Researchers use computer scenarios to study crowd behavior in time and space Released
December 18, 2008
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Islands: Exquisite Labs of Evolution Anne Yoder, director of the Duke University Lemur Center, and colleagues are using genetic and genomic approaches to unravel the history of lemurs and the primate family tree Released
November 14, 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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Seafood Makes Waves: Humans Leave Home Shellfish allowed humans to relocate to Australia and New Guinea 40,000 years earlier than first thought Released
October 17, 2007
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Modern Technology Reveals Ancient Footpaths Buried in 2,500 Years Worth of Volcanic Ash Central-American villagers created sacred burial customs despite volcanic eruptions Released
March 13, 2007
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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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Understanding the Building Blocks of Language and Thought Language shapes how infants learn spatial concepts Released
December 6, 2006
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Economic Structure Drives Working Poverty in Los Angeles Region Surprising findings about the geographic distribution of working poverty Released
September 7, 2006
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"Crash" Course in Visual Perception and Motor Control New research explains the role of perception in collisions Released
March 8, 2006
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Monkey Business The discovery of capuchin monkeys in the wild using stones as nutcrackers may tell us something about the monkeys' ingenuity, and more about ourselves. Released
July 6, 2005
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New Primate Discovered in Mountain Forests of Tanzania
"Highland mangabey" is first African monkey to be described in more than two decades Released
May 19, 2005
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Unmasking Bias Implicit Association Tests can help individuals identify their own unconscious biases, and use that knowledge to help avoid discriminatory behavior. Released
January 27, 2005
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Pathways to Academic Success What factors enable children to be successful in school? Released
January 25, 2005
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Really Old Bones of Early Humans Unearthed in Ethiopia
Researcher uncovers four-million-year-old ancestral fossils Released
January 19, 2005
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Why Contribute to the Good of the Group? Are you more likely to help someone who has helped out on community projects? Released
December 17, 2004
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True or False? When Memories Play Tricks The ease with which people's memories can be distorted is disconcerting. Released
October 14, 2004
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Scientists Find Earliest "New World" Writings in Mexico Scientists have uncovered glyphs and plaque fragments with what is believed to be the earliest form of writing ever found in the New World. The artifacts challenge previously held notions about the first Mesoamerican system of written communication. Released
July 30, 2004
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Will Baby Crawl? Maybe yes, maybe no, says anthropologist David Tracer, whose study of children in Papua New Guinea supports the view that milestones of child development vary with culture. Released
July 21, 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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American Sign Language Spoken Here Before William Stokoe's groundbreaking research, American Sign Language (ASL) was erroneously viewed as a pantomime, a poor substitute for spoken speech. Now ASL is recognized as a language with its own syntax, morphology, and structure. Released
June 25, 2003
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