Purple bacteria offer path to more sustainable plastic
There's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies. According...
Water temperature at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches hottest in 400 years
Warming ocean waters have led to mass coral bleaching events in Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are threatening the future of this UNESCO World...
Astronomers create first detailed map of sun’s coronal magnetic fields
Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona using the NSF Daniel...
Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities...
New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice Sheet
A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows direct evidence of Greenland being ice-free within the last 1.1 million...
NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher training to support future microelectronics workforce
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Micron Foundation announced an investment in four projects to advance STEM education training to foster a more...
Lakes in marginalized communities sampled less, study finds
Water is essential for all forms of life — humans included — and understanding the quality of available water is critical to knowing where to...
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with representatives from Australia, including Doug Hilton, CEO of @CSIRO, Dharmini Robertson, U.S. and Canada science counselor at...
A window into the body: groundbreaking technique makes skin transparent
Researchers have developed a new way to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light.The counterintuitive process—a topical application of...
Weather anomaly experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a unique region of Antarctica, nearly devoid of snow and ice. An atmospheric river event in March 2022 led to...