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Yesterday, at the second Summit for Democracy, the United States and the United Kingdom announced the winners of prize challenges to drive innovation...
March 31, 2023
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Indigenous populations in present-day Ecuador adapted to TB long before the arrival of Europeans.
People have inhabited the Andes mountains of South America for more than 9,000 years, adapting to the scarce oxygen available at high altitudes, along...
March 29, 2023
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Photos of Sutter Buttes (Sutter County) showing the change in land use from 1931 to 2016.
Climate change isn't the only threat facing California's birds. Over the course of the 20th century, urban sprawl and agricultural development have...
March 29, 2023
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Partnership for Public Services recognizes NSF 2nd best mid-size agency to work at in the federal government
I am proud that the U.S. National Science Foundation again earned a top spot among the 2022 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government®. For the...
March 29, 2023
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Researchers explored the risk of multiple destructive storms hitting the East and Gulf coasts.
Getting hit with one hurricane is bad enough, but a U.S. National Science Foundation-supported study by Princeton University researchers shows that...
March 28, 2023
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Broken shin bone of a carnivorous dinosaur, showing rings like the rings of a tree.
The meat-eating dinosaurs known as theropods that roamed the ancient Earth ranged in size from the bus-sized Tyrannosaurus rex to the smaller, dog...
March 28, 2023
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scientists studying the inside of a cave with flashlights
Even in their dark isolation from the atmosphere above, caves can hold a rich archive of local climate conditions and how they've shifted over the...
March 27, 2023
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New biosensor features superhydrophobic material that measures sweat vapor without absorbing water.
Sweat contains biomarkers that help doctors make health diagnoses. Wearable sensors can be used to monitor a person's perspiration rate and provide...
March 27, 2023
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In collaboration with five other U.S. government agencies, the U.S. National Science Foundation today launched the Building the Prototype Open...
March 24, 2023
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