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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Underwater Whodunit: What's Killing Florida's Elkhorn Coral? Scientists solve Caribbean coral mystery: human pathogens cause marine invertebrate deaths Released
February 14, 2013
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Animal Attraction: The Many Forms of Monogamy in the Animal Kingdom A Valentine's Day special on the science of monogamy Released
February 13, 2013
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Yellowstone Ecosystem Needs Wolves and Willows, Elk and...Beavers? Scientists plot crucial links among Yellowstone plant and animal species Released
February 7, 2013
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Jellyfish "Blooms" Wax and Wane in Natural Cycles Research shows blooms follow periodic global oscillations Released
January 24, 2013
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To Combat Biological Build-up, Engineers Look to Nature for Inspiration Rice leaves and butterfly wings provide insight into nature's best self-cleaning surfaces Released
January 23, 2013
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High-Peak Creeks, Forest Fires and Landscape Erosion: Could They Be Linked? Colorado's Boulder Creek watershed: where rushing streams, raging blazes and the Rockies meet Released
January 14, 2013
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Exploring the Brain's Relationship to Habits Research may impact development of treatments for movement disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, as well as conditions such as autism Released
January 14, 2013
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Harnessing Plant-Invading Fungi for Fuel As gas prices rise around the world, researchers are seeking a potential solution from endophytic fungi Released
January 8, 2013
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Life in the Fast Lane: Racing to Identify Species as Biodiversity Shrinks A conversation about conserving and naming species Released
January 4, 2013
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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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Snake Tales Scientists use high-tech methods to interpret tail signals from squirrel prey to rattlesnake predators Released
December 17, 2012
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Eco-friendly Company Introduces Nature’s Packing Peanuts Mushroom mycelium is an alternative to plastics and foams Released
December 11, 2012
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Studying Evolution in Action Researchers apply biological and digital approaches to better understand underlying factors Released
November 29, 2012
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Snails in the Waters, Disease in the Villages Treatment for snail-borne schistosomiasis works best over the long haul Released
November 19, 2012
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Cool Cat in a Hot Zone Urban bobcats pick up diseases from humans, not the reverse Released
November 5, 2012
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Science on the Graveyard Shift Discovering what gets buried and how Released
October 31, 2012
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The Night Life: Why We Need Bats All the Time--Not Just on Halloween Researchers are identifying the important ecological and economic contributions of bats, gleaning lessons from incredible bat abilities that may advance technology, and helping to battle a new fatal bat epidemic Released
October 31, 2012
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The Colors of Fall: Are Autumn Reds and Golds Passing Us By? Climate change, land-use change, introduced pests and diseases altering fall foliage Released
September 25, 2012
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Tropical Reefs Surviving Environmental Stresses: Corals' Choice of Symbiotic Algae May Hold the Key Corals that host fewer species of algae are less sensitive to disturbances Released
August 29, 2012
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From Lake to Land, in a Land of Lakes Moose act as conduits of nitrogen between water bodies and the edges of lakes, ponds Released
August 17, 2012
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A Tree Stands in the Sierra Nevada A coniferous view of the link between snowmelt and water supplies in the U.S. West Released
August 7, 2012
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Into the Matorral: Scientists Track Avifauna in Coastal Chile's Thorn-Scrub Researchers discover ecological role of bird life in a biodiversity hotspot Released
July 26, 2012
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Acid Rain: Scourge of the Past or Trend of the Present? New connection between climate change and acidification of Northeast's forests and streams Released
July 25, 2012
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Where North Meets South in the Sea Small fish adapt to cold, warm water temperatures along 2,000 miles of Atlantic Coast Released
July 24, 2012
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All Washed Up and Somewhere to Go Seaweed on beaches is an ecological treasure trove Released
July 20, 2012
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It's Wildflower Season on Mountain Peaks, But Alpine Plants May Soon Miss the Date Study conducted over 38 years shows one species' timing has shifted by 13 days Released
July 11, 2012
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Hitchhiker's Guide to The Deep Creatures of the abyss invade surface world Released
June 8, 2012
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Queen of Spades Key to New Evolutionary Hypothesis Microscopic ocean plankton mimic card also known as the Black Queen Released
May 10, 2012
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Nature Observation Database Receives One-Millionth Entry Key database monitoring climate change received its one-millionth report from a network of "citizen scientists" Released
May 3, 2012
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Gulf Oil Spill: Scientists Develop New Model for Deep-water Oil Spills Call for a "whole new type" of marine ecology Released
April 20, 2012
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