#NSFStories: From chasing storms to shaping science policy

Building a better cookstove

March 9, 2023

Across the developing world, daily cooking responsibilities are largely held by women and girls who cook — often indoors — on open fires fueled by organic matter like wood or dung.

Macroscopic look at special superconducting wire Bi-2212

MagLab makes magic with magnets

February 23, 2023

That magnet on your refrigerator? Let's supersize it. Imagine it's 1 million times more powerful than Earth's magnetic field and as heavy as a small herd of elephants.

Curious about quantum?

February 16, 2023

The quantum future is on our doorstep — and the U.S. National Science Foundation is helping to bring it home.

NSF 101: High school students, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate scholar funding opportunities

January 20, 2023

The U.S. National Science Foundation supports multiple programs for high school, undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students to help fund research opportunities.

NSF 2022: Transformational developments that benefit society

December 28, 2022

Congress passed the bipartisan “CHIPS and Science Act,” a watershed moment for U.S. innovation and industry. It unlocks investments in U.S.

NSF gave Duolingo its wings!

December 22, 2022

In the U.S., more people are learning to read, write and speak in a new language using the app Duolingo.

NSF director's portrait unveiling

December 12, 2022

Every picture tells a story. Each portrait in the gallery of directors at the U.S. National Science Foundation headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, is a chapter in the U.S.

A magnified view of a leaf stoma which resembles a human mouth.

Scientists discover mechanism plants use to control 'mouths'

December 7, 2022

Because breathing is generally involuntary, we sometimes forget how complicated it is.

Hip-hopping into a career in computer science

December 6, 2022

When high school students think about producing hip-hop tracks, many of them also understand the importance of learning to code.

How human presence at South Pole has evolved over the past century

December 1, 2022

The geographic South Pole sits more than 800 miles from the nearest coastline of Antarctica.