Science Matters

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Seven NSF-supported STEM resources that are perfect for at-home learning

March 18, 2020

With schools across the country closing their doors to restrict the spread of the COVID-19 virus, nearly 30 million students in almost every state are facing disruption to their daily education. NSF…

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Supporting the Foundation of Fairness in AI

March 12, 2020

Artificial intelligence is everywhere – in your smartphone, your TV, your social media feed. That can be good. AI can give you everything from improved health care to personalized movie picks. But it…

#NSFstories: Breaking boundaries and escaping boxes

February 13, 2020

When she was young, Ayanna Howard was encouraged to be fearless. The firstborn of an engineer, Ayanna’s father taught her to solder electronics by the age of 10. “I burned my fingers and took things…

What's on the menu? The sun, with a side of cheese curds

February 6, 2020

On Jan. 31, the world stared directly at the sun. Why? The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope revealed the highest resolution image of the sun’s surface. While those first…

#NSFstories: Where the Wild Things are

February 6, 2020

According to her big brother, Brooklynn has always been an angel. But to hear Rachel Enos, Brooklynn’s mother, tell it, her three-year-old daughter is more like a Hells Angel ever since she brought…

Empathy and engineering: Q&A with Lexi Dixon

February 6, 2020

Lexi Dixon, a junior from Kansas City, Missouri, loves music, singing, robots and working with her hands. Her school’s FIRST Robotics team builds cars for children with mobility impairments through…