Sounding the alarm: Fire’s speed is more threatening than its size
Most news reports about wildfires include the number of acres a given fire has burned, but according to a new study by U.S. National Science...
Lead pollution in a remote Tibetan glacier reveals far-reaching human activities
The Tibetan Plateau's glaciers are among the world's most remote and untouched places. Researchers say these ice fields provide water for millions of people and...
Supporting women in ocean sciences
The U.S. National Science Foundation, in collaboration with Every Page Foundation (EPF), is excited to announce 22 women science leaders as the 2024 NSF-EPF Ocean...
Snakes don’t go with their gut, they regenerate it
Humans aren't capable of regrowing limbs like some salamanders or full organs like some snails and zebrafish, but we do renew some of our cells,...
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan underscored the progress and accomplishments that NSF investments are having on innovation and research.The director traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, to...
Surfing atmospheric waves with tiny satellites
A U.S. National Science Foundation-supported team is designing and building three identical CubeSats, or shoebox-sized satellites, to study space weather and demonstrate new technologies.The CubeSats...
Pesticides affect the health of wild bees, important plant pollinators
Native wild bees native play a critical role in ecosystems, pollinating countless plant species, including agricultural crops. Pollination from wild and managed bees benefits some...
Dead coral skeletons left by bleaching events hinder reef recovery
Coral reefs are like underwater cities, with myriad species forming a thriving ocean metropolis. That complexity, however, can hinder a reef's survival, scientists funded by...
Fantastic fossils and where to find them
U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers recently found a fossil that led to the discovery of a brand-new dinosaur species, Lokiceratops rangiformis. This horned dinosaur, an...
NSF congratulates laureates of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics
The U.S. National Science Foundation congratulates Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James A. Robinson of the University of...