National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Bacteria's password for sporulation hasn't changed in 2.7 billion years

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Adoption of green stormwater infrastructure rises after floods

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Illinois team finds Wigner crystal -- not Mott insulator -- in 'magic-angle' graphene

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How Earth sheds heat into space

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Evacuation decision-making: How people make choices in disasters

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The importance of community networks to disaster resilience

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NSF announces new awards for Understanding the Rules of Life

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Brown researchers teach computers to see optical illusions

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Drexel's spray-on antennas could be the tech connector of the future

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UM chemist, students take flight with groundbreaking wildfire emission study

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Better coordination networks to strengthen interdependent infrastructure resilience

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What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists

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Media invited to NSF for distinguished lecture with Boston University’s Michael Dietze

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TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing

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Few hatchery brook trout genes present in Pennsylvania watershed wild fish

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Can a common heart condition cause sudden death?

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Looking back in time to watch for a different kind of black hole

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Synthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work

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Cancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players

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When mammal ancestors evolved flexible shoulders, their backbones changed too

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Flooding by design: planning, development, and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston

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NSF awards 6 Louis Stokes regional centers of excellence to broaden participation in STEM

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

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Researchers develop microbubble scrubber to destroy dangerous biofilms

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UT engineers develop first method for controlling nanomotors

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Beyond archaeology: NCALM pursues new technology, new projects

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What your cellphone camera tells you about your brain

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From crystals to climate: 'Gold standard' timeline links flood basalts to climate change

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