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NSF and DOE announce partnership for science and engineering research

Impact of public health guidance is focus of new NSF partnership with Social Science Research Council

Collective motion in crowds is largely determined by individual fields of vision

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NSF recognizes 3 scientists with the Alan T. Waterman Award

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Migrants from south carrying maize were early Maya ancestors

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Ancient DNA confirms marine mammal tuberculosis strains were found in inland people

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Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early humans lived, traveled and interacted

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'Strengthening American Infrastructure' expands, offers new funding opportunities

Extreme weather research shows household income impacts of Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy

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Rayvon Fouché to lead NSF’s Social and Economic Sciences Division

Ancient discovery reveals new knowledge of early Mesopotamian farming

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Humans reached remote North Atlantic islands centuries earlier than thought

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NSF and William T. Grant Foundation partner on youth-focused research

Were the ancient Maya an agricultural cautionary tale? Maybe not, new study suggests

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NSF Statement on 2021 Nobel Laureates in Science

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Study suggests use of bone tools to produce clothing dates back 120,000 years

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NSF supports infrastructure-focused research projects grounded in behavioral and social science

NSF builds scientific capacity at more than 20 minority-serving institutions in 12 states

Metabolism changes with age, but not when people might think

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Heat-related symptoms affected one-quarter of Americans in summer 2020

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Cold weather cost New England electric customers nearly $1.8 billion in one month

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Developing a taste for carbs wasn't necessarily a bad thing

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NSF recognizes a mathematician and a social scientist with the Alan T. Waterman Award

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NSF and NCSES release 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report

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How humans evolved a super-high cooling capacity

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NSF statement on President’s FY 2022 discretionary budget request

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NSF-supported researchers achieve two-way communication with dreaming people

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Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rural American West

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Noise and light pollution affect breeding habits in birds

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How'd we get so choosy about friendships late in life? Ask the chimps

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