Science Matters

On a mission in 2009 to help determine if life could exist in extreme environments on alien moons and planets, U.S.

1. COVID-19 vaccine spray NSF advanced development of a vaccine spray that protects against multiple COVID-19 variants and might also help boost the immune system against future diseases.

Timely and effective use of data provides a significant competitive advantage in today's society.

The neighborhood of Georgian Acres in Austin, Texas, is surrounded by highways and high-speed roadways that cut off its nearly 9,000 residents from easily traveling in or out of the neighborhood.

Did you know that 11% of federal investments in research on marine mammals is made by the U.S. National Science Foundation ?…

December 1 is Antarctica Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 and the setting aside of nearly 10% of the Earth "forever to be used exclusively for…

The global supply chain is key to keeping society humming, making sure that manufacturers have what they need to get products like medicines, computer chips or Christmas toys to market.

Carlos Peredo, a paleontologist and early career scientist, had been looking forward to the opportunities that his new, two-year NSF postdoctoral fellowship would provide him with at the University of…

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When a child comes home from school with a twinkle in their eye, sparked by some new knowledge about dinosaurs or a classroom chemistry experiment, it’s a reminder of how science can be such a…