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New NSF centers will take a multidisciplinary approach to pandemic prediction and prevention

Thu, 2024-08-22 11:00
Early detection and prevention of potential pandemics — whether they affect humans, animals or plants — are vital to the health, economy and security of the United States. The U.S. National Science Foundation has funded a series of projects totaling…

Rising water levels benefit all

Thu, 2024-08-22 08:00
Conserving water flow to the Great Salt Lake in Utah will reduce dust exposure for all residents, especially those who are Hispanic, Pacific Islander and those with lower education levels, according to a new NSF-supported study published in One Earth…

NSF announces 4 new Engineering Research Centers focused on biotechnology, manufacturing, robotics and sustainability

Wed, 2024-08-21 10:00
Engineering innovations transform our lives and energize the economy. The U.S. National Science Foundation announces a five-year investment of $104 million, with a potential 10-year investment of up to $208 million, in four new NSF Engineering…

NSF announces 4 new Engineering Research Centers focused on biotechnology, manufacturing, robotics and sustainability

Wed, 2024-08-21 10:00
Engineering innovations transform our lives and energize the economy. The U.S. National Science Foundation announces a five-year investment of $104 million, with a potential 10-year investment of up to $208 million, in four new NSF Engineering…

The disappearing mountains and hungry volcano

Wed, 2024-08-21 08:00
Once upon a time, the Teton Range, a 40-mile-long mountain range in the northern Rocky Mountains, may have extended much longer than it does now. A U.S. National Science Foundation-funded team thinks it might know what happened to it. The team, led…

Unfrozen layers in dryland permafrost are unexpected source of methane

Tue, 2024-08-20 16:47
Permafrost is permanently frozen soil in the coldest areas of the planet. Although it has trapped organic carbon from the remains of plants and animals that died and froze thousands of years ago, rising temperatures are thawing the soil, releasing…

NSF awards $38M to strengthen research infrastructure, build partnerships and improve STEM workforce development

Tue, 2024-08-20 11:00
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the…

NSF awards $38M to strengthen research infrastructure, build partnerships and improve STEM workforce development

Tue, 2024-08-20 11:00
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the…

NSF awards $38 Million to strengthen research infrastructure, build partnerships and improve STEM workforce development

Tue, 2024-08-20 11:00
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded researchers in Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Puerto Rico and Rhode Island roughly $38 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which promotes the…

U.S. National Science Foundation, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation double investment in science-driven conservation projects

Tue, 2024-08-20 10:00
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation are investing $16 million across 10 projects that will conduct basic science with direct conservation applications to benefit species and ecosystems. The projects are…

When things get dusty, expect rainfall changes

Tue, 2024-08-20 08:24
Researchers with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation recently discovered that Saharan dust is the number one variable linked to tropical cyclone rainfall. They published their findings in the journal, Science Advances. Trade winds lift…

Astronomers record new precision data to help unlock the mysteries of magnetar birth

Mon, 2024-08-19 08:00
A team of international astronomers using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), part of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), have gathered the most precise and detailed position and velocity measurements…

Process by which COVID-19 latches onto and enters human cells is revealed

Fri, 2024-08-16 14:16
A team led by researchers with the U.S. National Science Foundation Physics Frontiers Center for Theoretical Biological Physics at Rice University have provided a new atomic-level understanding of how coronaviruses, including the virus that causes…

Tropical glaciers now smallest in 11,700 years, scientists find

Fri, 2024-08-16 14:00
Tropical glaciers, which are especially at risk from climate warming, have melted rapidly in recent decades. The question, scientists say, is how much? Researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation studied exposed bedrock at the edges of…

NSF invites K-12 students to design their own video games and compete for Game Maker Awards

Tue, 2024-08-13 10:10
The U.S. National Science Foundation announces the NSF Game Maker Awards "Life in 2100" competition for K-12 students. To commemorate the agency’s milestone 75th anniversary, this competition invites students to create video games that imagine life…

Studying the journey, not the destination, provides new insight into songbird migrations

Mon, 2024-08-12 15:00
New research supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation using two decades worth of data could change how scientists think about bird migrations and the interdependencies and relationships they involve. Driving any long distance usually…

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

Mon, 2024-08-12 10:27
This week, NSF marked the second anniversary of the "CHIPS and Science Act of 2022," signed into law on August 9, 2022. This landmark legislation has empowered NSF to accelerate innovation and build a resilient, inclusive, and productive American…

Radio astronomers and satellite internet provider develop new sky-sharing system

Fri, 2024-08-09 17:20
New techniques developed by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and SpaceX enable radio astronomy telescopes to operate without interference from satellite transmissions. The techniques allow…

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory advances with first five pilot projects

Fri, 2024-08-09 09:00
Realizing practical advantages and societal benefits from quantum-scale phenomena has been a long-sought milestone in quantum information science. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced the initial $5 million investment across five…

Massive genes allow golden algae to synthesize its toxin

Thu, 2024-08-08 14:27
The toxic golden alga, Prymnesium parvum, can cause mass mortality events involving fish, including the environmental disaster that impacted the Oder River in Europe in 2022, killing half the river's fish population. Now, NSF-supported researchers…