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In research published in the journal Communications Biology, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported scientists at Washington University in St…

In a discovery that challenges more than a century of evolutionary conventional wisdom, corals have been shown to pass somatic mutations — changes to…

Monitoring and measuring forest ecosystems are complex challenges because software, collection systems and computing environments require increasing…

For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a vexing problem about the weather in outer space. At unpredictable times, high-energy solar…

NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan dove into a busy schedule this week, with multiple meetings with international representatives and a reception to…

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The Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica — about the size of Florida — has been an elephant in the room for scientists trying to make global sea-level…

The U.S. National Science Foundation's Convergence Accelerator released its comprehensive 2022 Portfolio Guide, showcasing novel, use-inspired…

A gooey slice of pizza. A pile of crispy French fries. Ice cream dripping down a cone on a hot summer day. When people look at any of these foods, a…

In 1883, there was a volcanic eruption so large it killed tens of thousands of people. It expelled so much ash that, for a time, it changed the colors…