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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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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, 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…

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…

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…

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…

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and Intel Corporation announced a $7.6 million investment in six projects to advance equitable STEM education and training opportunities that strengthen the nation's semiconductor workforce. This investment…

NSF unleashed critical investments to support use-inspired research and innovation in key technology areas and to support solutions to pressing national, societal and geostrategic challenges, as articulated in the “CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.” The…

The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Australia's national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), are investing in solutions that will accelerate the transition of materials…

This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan participated in key international and strategic dialogues, demonstrating NSF's leadership in fostering global partnerships and advancing cutting-edge research. At the second "U.S.-Singapore Critical and…

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a  grant  of $2.8 million to establish a National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NAAIC) at Miami Dade College. Funded through the NSF Advanced Technological Education program, this…

A team of NSF-funded researchers has discovered that an Iceland volcano changed how it formed magma as it continued to erupt from 2021 to 2022. The researchers published their findings in the journal Nature. The ongoing Fagradalsfjall eruptions near…

Every rose has its thorn. Or rather, every rose has its prickle, a sharp projection of the plant's skin that can serve as a deterrent to herbivores but also makes cultivating roses and other plants more difficult. New research supported by the U.S…

Scientists at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO), along with an international team of astronomers, have uncovered a new cosmic mechanism in the complex dynamics of supermassive black holes — one that…

It looks like a cherry tomato wrapped in a paper lantern, but in fact it's called a groundcherry. Little-known beyond gardeners and farmers, the groundcherry has quietly produced fruit across North America for centuries. Now it's emerging from…

The central and eastern regions of the United States are the hotspots for Earth's most damaging and frequent tornadoes, scientists have found. In fact, the U.S. has the most tornadoes of any country in the world, but why? In a study published in…