National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Western Dakota Tech earns first place in 4th annual Community College Innovation Challenge

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Statement on White House Community College Innovation Challenge event

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Modern alchemists are making chemistry greener

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

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Scientists watch bacteria 'harpoon' DNA to speed their evolution

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The cartography of the nucleus

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In desert trials, next-generation water harvester delivers fresh water from air

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How do you weigh a galaxy? Especially the one you're in?

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Groundwater pumping can increase arsenic levels in irrigation and drinking water

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Ancient Greenland was much warmer than previously thought

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National Science Foundation spotlights young math superstars

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Microscopy advance reveals unexpected role for water in energy storage material

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UTA researchers shed light on immune response in diseased corals

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New parts of the brain become active after students learn physics

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A hidden world of communication, chemical warfare, beneath the soil

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Using 3-D X-rays to measure particle movement inside lithium ion batteries

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View and vote on more than 200 science and engineering videos

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Twenty-one species adapted to disappear in the snow. Then, the snow disappeared

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Big Data from world's largest citizen science microbiome project serves food for thought

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Robot predicts force to help dress person in hospital gown

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Scientists' discovery in Yellowstone 'extremely relevant' to origin of life

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USAF and NSF announce partnership in science and engineering research

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Statement on Teacher Appreciation Week 2018

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The joy of neurons: A simplified 'cookbook' for engineering brain cells to study disease

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Breakdown of brain's visual networks linked to mental illness

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Stanford scientists use dietary seaweed to manipulate gut bacteria in mice

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AI detects patterns of gut microbes for cholera risk

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If El Niños happen twice as often in the future, what happens to seabirds?

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Alligators on the beach? Killer whales in rivers? Get used to it

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