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		November 2009 Major human evolution discovery... Teaching the teachers... Funding innovation... Antarctic research... Elinor Ostrom... Dead Zones... Linguistics Gold... 2009 Nobel Laureates Date Updated: 10/29/09; also available: PDF version (288 KB)
Past editions are also available, by year: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

2009
		October 2009 Green roofs cool cities... Controlling insects with biorhythms... New drug delivery... Predicting catastrophe... Molecular motors... Science of fear... RII awards... National Medal of Science awardees Date Updated: 10/06/2009; also available: PDF version (288 KB)
		September 2009 Higher hurricane activity... West Nile virus... top NSF technologies... Einstein fellows... Early Career Awards... new SBE head... Capitol Hill briefings... staff member receives honor Date Updated: 08/26/2009; also available: PDF version (229 KB)
		August 2009 Mapping an alien planet... first sunspot computer model... nanoscience center... new supernovae class... Barbara Finlayson Pitts... joint annual meeting... robots invade Senate Date Updated: 08/05/2009; also available: PDF version (258 KB)
		July 2009 Lake Baikal heating up... thawing permafrost releases atmospheric carbon... nanoparticles reduce blindness... first ARRA award... Jeannette Wing... Arctic Observing Network... VORTEX2... Science Nation Date Updated: 07/06/2009; also available: PDF version (253 KB)
		June 2009 Science of innovation... spider silk... son's quest for time travel... climate change report... Dan Nocera... stimulus funding for research infrastructure... science behind "Science & Angels" Date Updated: 06/04/2009; also available: PDF version (242 KB)
		May 2009 A better tomato... enhanced sensitivity in musicians... fun science site for kids... mother-daughter bonds in science... Cora Merrett... Science360 News Service... new science and art exhibit Date Updated: 05/04/2009; also available: PDF version (245 KB)
		April 2009 Genetic sequence of sorghum... world's biggest snake... detecting pancreatic cancer... new water filtering system... 2009 NSB award winners... American Recovery & Investment Act Date Updated: 03/27/2009; also available: PDF version (256 KB)
		March 2009 Close eye on inauguration... evolution of evolution... pole-to-pole greenhouse gases... rural broadband... portable spectrometer... international year of astronomy... math education for all Date Updated: 02/26/2009; also available: PDF version (233 KB)
		January/February 2009 2008 Readers' Favorites... 3D Chemical Imaging... Helping Autistic Children... Early Career Awards... Nanotechnology Breakthroughs... Mysteries of the Cosmos Date Updated: 01/21/2009; also available: PDF version (437 KB)

2008
		December 2008 Backpacks for Cells... Nanofiber Catalytic Filters... Fungus for Fuel... 2008 Nobel Laureates... New Planets Found... Supercapacitors... New Business R&D Survey. Date Updated: 11/26/08; also available: PDF version (246 KB)
		November 2008 Sequencing the Corn Genome... Green Firms are Less Risky... Hurricanes and Climate Change... Computers Used to Grow Better Rice.. Jellyfish Gone Wild!... Early Career Fellowships... Counting Votes "ACCURATE"-ly... Research.gov. Date Updated: 10/28/08; also available: PDF version (340 KB)
		October 2008 Student Proficiency Falls Short... Accessible Math Software... Ice Bubbles Yield Climate Insights... Symbiotic Bacteria in Beetles... Cool Science... Biofuels... Sesame Street's Big Bird. Date Updated: 10/16/08; also available: PDF version (241 KB)
		September 2008 Powering the Planet... Virtual Empowerment... Measuring Pollution in 2008 Olympics... 3-D Materials Reverse Light... Seal-sniffing Labradors... U.S. Wins Gold in Linguistics... Large Hadron Collider Starts Up. Date Updated: 09/09/08; also available: PDF version (272 KB)
		August 2008 Tongue-in-Cheek Technology... Making Biodiesel Waste Profitable... Flash Flood Prediction System... Fish Can Talk.. New Film Documents Dying Languages... Witness Nature Indoors... NSF Supported Media Wins Big at Emmys®. Date Updated: 08/07/08; also available: PDF version (412 KB)
		July 2008 Turning ordinary glass into solar concentrators... Small Business Makes Big Impact... Diamonds Unravel Famed Bushveld Complex... Bats Provide New Insights... NSF EAPSI Program... New Documentary on Antarctic Resarch... NSF Funding. Date Updated: 07/22/08; also available: PDF version (304 KB)
		June 2008 Computers Combating World Hunger... New Technology Speeds RFID... Supernova Explosion Captured... Platypus Genome Decoded... Bats in Flight... Real-Life Indiana Joneses... Kavili Prize. also available: PDF version (314 KB)
		May 2008 Academic Computing Gets a Big CluE... Breakthrough Wireless Grid... Sulfate Could Damage Ozone Layer... Hurricane Hunter... Pandas in Peril... Honoring Achievement. Date Updated: 05/07/08; also available: PDF version (436 KB)
		April 2008 Penguins Facing Climate Change... Soot Pollution Amplifies Warming... Timing of Flowers Track Climate Change... New Micro-Fan... Humanoid Robots... Bridges to the Future. Date Updated: 03/31/08; also available: PDF version (322 KB)
		March 2008 Giant Fossil Frog from Hell... Real-Time Patient Drug Evaluation... Health Effects of 9/11... NSF FY 2009 Budget... Faces of the Future... Research.gov. Date Updated: 03/03/08; also available: PDF version (346 KB)
		January/February 2008 2007 Readers Favorites... Scientific American's SCIAM 50 Awards... Arabidopsis 2010 Project... Preserving Madagascar Biodiversity... NSF in the News... 2007 NSF Advances. Date Updated: 01/31/07; also available: PDF version (372 KB)

2007
		December 2007 Adapting to Change... "Silenced" Human Genes... Malaria Parasite Genome... Invistics... NSFNET... Staph Infections... NSF in the News... New South Pole Facility... Notes from the Road. Date Updated: 1/2/08; also available: PDF version (246 KB)
		November 2007 Laser Blasts Viruses... World's Smallest Radio... Membrane Powers Technologies... William T. Golden... Bee Colony Collapse... NSF in the News... Broadcast History at South Pole. Date Updated: 11/29/07; also available: PDF version (436 KB)
		October 2007 R&D Bolsters Economic Growth... RESCUE Technology... Preparing Teachers... Transforming Computer Education... ADVANCE in Congressional Spotlight.... NSF in the News... The Power of Pictures. Date Updated: 10/31/07; also available: PDF version
		September 2007 The "Dark Web"... Traffic Tracking... Catching Rays... Precursors of Birds... Coming to America.... High-Schoolers and Robots... NSF in the News... Bridges on the Brink: A Panel Discussion. Date Updated: 09/27/07; also available: PDF version
		August 2007 Cancer Detection... Young Inventors... Petascale Supercomputer... Asia R&D Rising... MSP Study... Faces of National Achievement... NSF in the News... President Signs COMPETES Act. Date Updated: 08/28/07; also available: PDF version
		July 2007 Plant Sensors... Kidney Transplants... Wireless Power... Spider Silk... NSF's FastLane... RoboCup... NSF in the News... News From the Hill: House and Senate Appropriations. Date Updated: 07/26/07; also available: PDF version
		June 2007 "Green" Bricks... Radar Detection of Bridge Damage... Eyeing Hurricanes... "Nurse Cells"... Support for Ground-based Astronomy... Speaking Face to Face... NSF in the News... Director on Large Scale Science... Teaching Awards Breakfast... A Pulse on the Poles. Date Updated: 06/28/07; also available: PDF version
		May 2007 New View of Photosynthesis... Alzheimer's Similarities to Other Diseases... Longest Carbon Nanotubes... Voice of the Volcano... X-treme Microbes... RACE, Are We So Different?... NSF in the News... Waterman Award... NSF's Bill Watch... Last Call for SciViz Challenge. Date Updated: 05/18/07; also available: PDF version
		April 2007 Dinosaur DNA... Microbial Fuel Cells... Novel Nanogenerator... Solar Vehicles... Equal Opportunities in S&E... Science Award Winners... NSF in the News... Director's Testimony... NSF's Bill Watch... SciViz Challenge. Date Updated: 04/24/07; also available: PDF version
		March 2007 New Climate Zones... Rice Gene Developments... Self-assembling Nanorods... New, Anti-reflective Coating... Survey on Women Scientists... Arctic Traditions Vital... NSF in the News... Director's Perspectives on the Engineering Edge. Date Updated: 03/29/07; also available: PDF version
		February 2007 Hydrogen-Powered Tools... Advancing Comparative Genomics... New Water Filtration... Nanochip, Huge Capacity... International Polar Year... Budget Open House... NSF in the News... Director's Remarks on FY2008 Budget... Outlook Good for '07 & '08. Date Updated: 02/23/07; also available: PDF version
		January 2007 Readers' Picks for 2006... S&E Is for Everyone... NSF's Science at Work... NSF in the News... The Director on Transformative Research... 2006 in Review: NSF Ranks in Top Science Sources... Research Partners Forum. Date Updated: 01/31/07; also available: PDF version

2006
		December 2006 Super-stable Glass... Show Me the Money... A Prehistoric Nursery?... Building Blocks of Language... Math & Science Partnership at NSF... A Chat with LSAMP's Art Hicks... NSF in the News... Deputy Director Speaks on "Shaping the Workforce"... Tune in to NSF. Date Updated: 1/04/06; also available: PDF version
		November 2006 "LouseBuster"... New Gel for Tissue Repair... Teaching Computers to Think... Decline in Seafood... LASIK Origins... Faces of IPY and the Antarctic... NSF in the News... Pew Internet Survey... Director Speaks on the Changing Job of the Scientist. Date Updated: 12/01/06; also available: PDF version
		October 2006 A Virus Serves Science... How Children Think... Nanotube Sorting... Blood Clotting Clues... ATE Centers' Impact... Cora Marrett Named AD for EHR... NSF in the News... SciViz Winners Announced... Nomination Deadline Approaching for Science Awards. Date Updated: 10/31/06; also available: PDF version
		September 2006 Plant Destroyer Sequenced... Real-Time Traffic Routing... Hurricane Prediction... Tracking Wild Animals... The Ozone Hole... Meet Antonio Baptista... NSF in the News... Director on Globalization on Technology Policy... Director Frequents Congressional Hearings During September. Date Updated: 09/28/06; also available: PDF version
		August 2006 Wi-Fi Network for Eye Care... Flatworm Regeneration... Lifeline for Firefighters... Magnetic Semiconductors... LSAMP Evaluation... Meet Dr. Collins... NSF in the News... Director on Cultivating an S&E Workforce... Legislation Impacting NSF. Date Updated: 08/30/06; also available: PDF version
		July 2006 Forecasting Disease...Lead Mystery Solved...Novel Nanogels... Successful Mission for HIAPER...NSF's Role in National R&D... Meet Sam Wheeler...NSF in the News...Director on Competitiveness...Senate Recommends 7% Increase for NSF. Date Updated: 07/21/06; also available: PDF version
		June 2006 NSF Beijing Opens...New South Pole Station...Improved Cancer Drugs...Swimming Robots...Bacterium Powers Biotech...Meet Jim Collins...NSF in the News...Director on Energy Dilemma...House Markup for NSF FY07 Budget. Date Updated: 06/23/06; also available: PDF version
		May 2006 Cooler Chips...Better Cancer Detection...AP Course Redesign...Biodiversity Online...NSF & Google...Public Interest Programs... NSF in the News...Director Editorial on Education and Cyberinfrastructure. Date Updated: 05/25/06; also available: PDF version
		April 2006 Supercomputers Model Life...VoIP Security...Bacterial "Superglue"...Microcapsule Deliveries...NSF and Small Businesses...TeraGrid...NSF in the News...Racing for the Future...Café Scientifique. Date Updated: 04/28/06; also available: PDF version
		March 2006 Novel Hydrogen Storage..."Doodle" Search...Bridge Makeover...Arctic Changes...NSF & American Sign Language...Meet the Deputy Director...NSF in the News...Perspective on Education and Research Integration. Date Updated: 04/06/06; also available: PDF version
		February 2006 NSB Indicators...Educational Partnerships...Ancient Tyrannosaur...Are We Alone?...Collins to Head OCI...Genome Sequencing...NSF in the News...Origin of MRIs...FY2007 Budget Request...Nanotechnology Hearing. Date Updated: 03/02/06; also available: PDF version
		January 2006 Pigmentation Gene...Simple Scheduling...Milky Way Snapshot...Web Aids Doctors...Spectrum Auctions...Brilliant NSF Awardees...2005 NSF Top Stories...Director Sets Agenda for 21st Century...Budget Briefing Date Announced...Visualization Challenge. Date Updated: 01/27/06; also available: PDF version

2005
		December 2005 Your Brain on Stress?...Phytochrome's 3-D Shape...Penguins' Progress ...Tiny Tubes...Recruiting Minority Students...Garden Mosaics...NSF in the News...Nobel/NSF Connection...Conversation with the Director...NSF FY2006 Budget Signed. Date Updated: 12/16/05; also available: PDF version