Gravitational forces deep in Earth impact landscape evolution

Gravitational forces deep in Earth impact landscape evolution
Research led by Stony Brook University scientists focuses on the interplay among the evolution of the landscape, climate and fossil record of mammal evolution, and mammal diversification in the Western U.S. A little explored aspect of the research is…

Published October 31, 2022 at 02:00PM
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NSF announces $10 million partnership with Micron to support semiconductor design and manufacturing workforce development

NSF announces $10 million partnership with Micron to support semiconductor design and manufacturing workforce development
The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a cross-sector partnership with Micron Technology, Inc. to develop bold, potentially transformative solutions to address semiconductor manufacturing challenges and workforce shortages. NSF and…

Published October 28, 2022 at 12:59PM
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What happens when one organism stabs another with its fangs, thorns, spines?

What happens when one organism stabs another with its fangs, thorns, spines?
Researchers have created a model that can calculate the energetics involved when one organism stabs another with its fangs, thorns, spines or other puncturing parts. Because the model can be applied to a variety of organisms, it will help scientists…

Published October 27, 2022 at 01:29PM
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Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan's next great earthquake

Deepest scientific ocean drilling sheds light on Japan's next great earthquake
Scientists who drilled deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before have found that the tectonic stress in Japan's Nankai subduction zone is less than expected, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the…

Published October 26, 2022 at 02:23PM
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NSF announces name changes to education directorate

NSF announces name changes to education directorate
WASHINGTON – The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced changes to the names of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Division of Human Resource Development. To more accurately reflect and communicate the values and…

Published October 25, 2022 at 02:15PM
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Plastics of the future will have many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling

Plastics of the future will have many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling
One day in the not-too-distant future, the plastics in satellites, cars and electronics may all be living their second, 25th or 250th lives. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder, published in Nature Chemistry, details how a class of…

Published October 25, 2022 at 01:30PM
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Environment influences coral's resilience to acidification

Environment influences coral's resilience to acidification
Corals are especially vulnerable to damage from ocean acidification, and rising CO2 levels jeopardize the future of coral reefs globally. However, a new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Queensland report…

Published October 24, 2022 at 02:40PM
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Air pollution can amplify effects of climate change, new study finds

Air pollution can amplify effects of climate change, new study finds
The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies and agriculture differ drastically depending where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according to a new study. Led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University…

Published October 24, 2022 at 02:38PM
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan fielded a packed schedule this week, from receiving a public service award to meeting with international colleagues to visiting Rice University in Houston, Texas. Panchanathan met with the Finance Minister of…

Published October 21, 2022 at 09:07PM
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'Drug factory' implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice

'Drug factory' implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice
Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days with a treatment combining Rice's cytokine "drug factory" implants and a checkpoint inhibitor…

Published October 19, 2022 at 02:38PM
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New NSF workforce development program opens new doors in emerging technology fields

New NSF workforce development program opens new doors in emerging technology fields
The U.S. National Science Foundation today launches a new $30 million workforce development program, Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies, or ExLENT. The program will expand practical learning opportunities for individuals…

Published October 19, 2022 at 12:58PM
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Forests' carbon uptake will be compromised by climate change, leaf temperature study suggests

Forests' carbon uptake will be compromised by climate change, leaf temperature study suggests
Leaves in forest canopies are not able to cool themselves below the surrounding air temperature, likely meaning that trees' ability to avoid damaging temperature increases, and to pull carbon from the atmosphere, will be compromised in a warmer…

Published October 18, 2022 at 01:44PM
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NSF Director Panchanathan delivered remarks at the 2022 World Academic Summit in New York City

NSF Director Panchanathan delivered remarks at the 2022 World Academic Summit in New York City
Policymakers, researchers, academics and industry leaders convened at the 2022 World Academic Summit earlier this month to discuss how higher education can adapt to meet rising expectations and their impact on institutions, students and academia. U.S…

Published October 17, 2022 at 04:34PM
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Anti-insulin protein linked to longevity and reproduction in ants

Anti-insulin protein linked to longevity and reproduction in ants
An insulin-suppressing protein may be the fountain of youth for ants and provide clues about aging in other species, according to a study led by New York University researchers. Published in Science and supported in part by the U.S. National Science…

Published October 17, 2022 at 02:06PM
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan focused on education this week, with a virtual appearance Tuesday at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit 2022 and a trip to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire on Friday. The director delivered the…

Published October 14, 2022 at 08:05PM
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Geologists map how metal pollutants have traveled across the city of Pittsburgh

Geologists map how metal pollutants have traveled across the city of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's steel industry may be largely in the past, but its legacy lives on in city soils. New research shows that historical coking and smelting dropped toxic metals in Pittsburgh's soil, particularly in the eastern half of the city. While the…

Published October 13, 2022 at 03:21PM
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What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals?

What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals?
Are elephants important? How about rhinos? Or lions? What happens if Earth loses its last remaining large animals? U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research by biologist Felisa Smith at the University of New Mexico shows the profound…

Published October 13, 2022 at 03:22PM
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Martian rock-metal composite shows potential of 3D printing on Mars

Martian rock-metal composite shows potential of 3D printing on Mars
A little Martian dust appears to go a long way. A small amount of simulated crushed Martian rock mixed with a titanium alloy resulted in a strong high-performance material in a 3D-printing process that could one day be used on Mars to make tools or…

Published October 12, 2022 at 03:03PM
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Malaria spike linked to amphibian die-off

Malaria spike linked to amphibian die-off
Dozens of species of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians quietly disappeared from parts of Latin America in the 1980s and 2000s, with little notice from humans outside of a small group of ecologists. Yet the amphibian decline had direct health…

Published October 12, 2022 at 03:03PM
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NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in economics

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in economics
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig for their 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Their combined discoveries revealed the critical role that banks play in modern…

Published October 11, 2022 at 08:19PM
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Researchers go 'outside the box' to delineate major ocean currents

Researchers go 'outside the box' to delineate major ocean currents
For the first time, University of Rochester researchers and collaborators have quantified the energy of ocean currents larger than 1,000 kilometers. In the process, they discovered that the most energetic is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, some 9…

Published October 11, 2022 at 05:01PM
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Antiferromagnetic hybrids achieve important functionality for spintronic applications

Antiferromagnetic hybrids achieve important functionality for spintronic applications
Antiferromagnets have zero net magnetization and are insensitive to external magnetic field perturbations. These spintronic devices, as they are called, hold great promise for creating future ultra-fast and energy-efficient information storage…

Published October 11, 2022 at 05:55PM
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan did some serious globetrotting this week, from a science and technology forum in Kyoto, Japan, to the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts. The director spent Sunday and Monday in Kyoto, where he delivered…

Published October 07, 2022 at 07:44PM
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NSF grows future U.S. manufacturing technologies and jobs

NSF grows future U.S. manufacturing technologies and jobs
Manufacturing underpins U.S. economic prosperity, security and employment. The White House today published the U.S. National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing, with the U.S. National Science Foundation playing a critical role. NSF strategically…

Published October 07, 2022 at 01:55PM
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Artificial intelligence used to better monitor Maine's forests

Artificial intelligence used to better monitor Maine's forests
Monitoring and measuring forest ecosystems are complex challenges because software, collection systems and computing environments require increasing amounts of energy. Now, the University of Maine's Wireless Sensor Networks laboratory, or WiSe-Net…

Published October 03, 2022 at 02:19PM
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Where do high-energy particles that endanger satellites, astronauts and airplanes come from?

Where do high-energy particles that endanger satellites, astronauts and airplanes come from?
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a vexing problem about the weather in outer space. At unpredictable times, high-energy solar particles bombard Earth and objects outside Earth’s atmosphere with radiation that can endanger the lives…

Published October 03, 2022 at 02:17PM
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NSF Invests to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions

NSF Invests to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
As the nation celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. National Science Foundation's Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program has awarded 48 grants to Hispanic-serving institutions in Fiscal Year 2022…

Published October 05, 2022 at 08:24PM
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NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless on their 2022 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Their breakthrough discoveries transformed the field by enabling new ways to create complex molecules…

Published October 05, 2022 at 07:35PM
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Study shows maternal effects are key to gut microbial development in a wild primate

Study shows maternal effects are key to gut microbial development in a wild primate
The bacteria that reside in the human gut, or the gut microbiome, are transmitted to offspring through the milk of nursing mothers. A study of wild geladas, a nonhuman primate that lives in Ethiopia, provides new evidence of clear and significant…

Published October 05, 2022 at 10:50AM
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Older forests can buffer effects of climate change for some bird species

Older forests can buffer effects of climate change for some bird species
Old-growth forests and managed forests with old-growth characteristics can provide relief from climate change for some bird species, research by Oregon State University scientists and colleagues suggest. The study builds on earlier research, which…

Published October 05, 2022 at 10:47AM
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NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics

NSF congratulates laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in physics
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger on their 2022 Nobel Prize in physics. The groundbreaking work of all three researchers has revealed the strange nature of quantum entanglement and…

Published October 04, 2022 at 06:04PM
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Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetime to offspring

Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetime to offspring
In a discovery that challenges more than a century of evolutionary conventional wisdom, corals have been shown to pass somatic mutations — changes to the DNA sequence that occur in nonreproductive cells — to their offspring. A paper describing the U…

Published October 04, 2022 at 02:39PM
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Weedy rice has become herbicide-resistant through rapid evolution

Weedy rice has become herbicide-resistant through rapid evolution
In research published in the journal Communications Biology, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported scientists at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Arkansas report that a crop pest called weedy rice has become widely…

Published October 04, 2022 at 02:42PM
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Artificial intelligence used to better monitor Maine's forests

Artificial intelligence used to better monitor Maine's forests
Monitoring and measuring forest ecosystems are complex challenges because software, collection systems and computing environments require increasing amounts of energy. Now, the University of Maine's Wireless Sensor Networks laboratory, or WiSe-Net…

Published October 03, 2022 at 02:19PM
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