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The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger on their 2022 Nobel Prize in physics. The…

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…

Someone taps your shoulder. The touch receptors in your skin send a message to your brain, which processes the information and directs you to look…

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…