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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Cooking Up Clean Air in Africa Reducing air pollution and meningitis risk in Ghana Released
January 3, 2013
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Six-month-old Word Learners Study of infants challenges developmental sequence of human language learning Released
March 8, 2012
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Studying Nature's Rhythms: Soundscape Ecologists Spawn New Field Listen to biophony, geophony, anthrophony: the 'music' of Planet Earth Released
February 6, 2012
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Older Is Better for Hunting Dogs Research examines key demographic variables of Nicaraguan canines Released
January 17, 2012
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Foiling the Plan of a Cyberbully Researchers suggest listening to students to craft prevention policies Released
November 22, 2011
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Recognizing a Cyberbully Anonymous nature of digital aggression clouds identities of virtual bullies Released
November 15, 2011
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Defining a Cyberbully Social scientists struggle to characterize new form of harassment Released
November 8, 2011
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Warfare Reveals Reasons People Cooperate Research shows large-scale cooperation may have begun with fear of punishment Released
July 27, 2011
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Why Context Matters in the Long and Short of Words MIT researchers improve 75-year-old language theory Released
June 17, 2011
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Nighttime Lights Clarify Economic Activity Combining lights and statistics may yield high-resolution global economic data Released
June 10, 2011
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Transforming Robotics With Biologically Inspired Learning Models Aisha Sohail describes the Neuromorphics Lab at CELEST and the work of building artificial brains to be used in robotics Released
June 10, 2011
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Miracle Material Two-dimensional graphene may lead to faster electronics, stronger spacecraft and much more Released
May 19, 2011
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Journey to the Center of the Amazon Researchers journey along the Transamazon Highway to learn about deforestation and the logging industry Released
May 4, 2011
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Researchers Consider Ancestry of Recent Fossil Finds Thought experiment stresses consequences of placing newly discovered fossils on human family tree Released
March 16, 2011
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Orangutans in the Mist Cheryl Knott's NSF-supported work helps us understand why orangutans require protection and conservation Released
February 9, 2011
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Babies Learn From Robots While Robots Learn From Babies Interdisciplinary research combines infant learning and computer science Released
November 18, 2010
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Stressed Out: Teens and Adults Respond Differently UCLA neuroscientist Adriana Galván studies the impact of normal, everyday stress and associated stress hormones on adolescents' brain function and decision making Released
September 3, 2010
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Soccer Stars Ranked Using Statistics Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a computer program that objectively measures player performance; the research method also could be used by companies to measure the performance of employees on project teams Released
July 8, 2010
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Humans Have a Lot to Learn From Bonobos, Scientists Say Duke University Assistant Professor Brian Hare and colleagues study the behavior of bonobos, apes that are genetically close to humans Released
May 12, 2010
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New PBS Television Program Highlights NSF-funded Economics Research NOVA's "Mind Over Money" examines 2008 stock crash Released
April 20, 2010
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Re-Examining Eyewitness Identifications Scientists are trying to determine why errors in eyewitness identifications occur, and how to prevent these errors Released
April 16, 2010
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The Invisible AIDS Victims: How Women Cope Northwestern University associate professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes studies women with HIV/AIDS and the economic resources that help them effectively manage their health Released
January 14, 2010
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Finding the First Horse Whisperers Sandra Olsen of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History describes how she and her colleagues, with support from NSF, discovered evidence of the early beginnings of horse domestication in Kazakhstan Released
January 4, 2010
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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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Fine-tuned Brains New research shows how musical training enhances an individual's ability to recognize emotion in sound Released
April 10, 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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