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Fake or real? New UC Davis study finds consumers wary of manipulated photos

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Newly described fossils could help reveal why some dinos got so big

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Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used

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AI tool automatically reveals how to write apps that drain less battery

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NSF announces $24.2 million to support research fueling smart cities and communities

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Quantum mechanics work lets oil industry know promise of recovery experiments

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Illinois research accurately predicts US end-of-season corn yield

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UBC study: Publicizing a firm's security levels may strengthen security over time

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Scientists unlock secret of how the brain encodes speech

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Software finds the best way to stick a Mars landing

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NSF announces new awards for quantum research, technologies

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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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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

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Physicists develop new techniques to enhance data analysis for Large Hadron Collider

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NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

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Physics model acts as an 'EKG' for solar panel health

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New institute to address massive data demands from upgraded Large Hadron Collider

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Water worlds could support life, study says

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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NSF awards $60 million for next-generation supercomputer

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Mammal forerunner that reproduced like a reptile sheds light on brain evolution

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NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks

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Wireless communication breaks through water-air barrier

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