NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology
helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet,
microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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Cry Me a River: Following a Watershed's Winding Path to Sustainability National Science Foundation "Water, Sustainability and Climate" award fosters new view of urban rivers, lakes Released
March 9, 2012
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The Snows of Mount Washington Climate and environmental change in the U.S. northeast corridor Released
March 2, 2012
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Studying Nature's Rhythms: Soundscape Ecologists Spawn New Field Listen to biophony, geophony, anthrophony: the 'music' of Planet Earth Released
February 6, 2012
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Making Nature's Best Better to Produce Biofuels The National Renewable Energy Laboratory uses supercomputer simulations to explore designer enzymes for renewable fuels Released
January 31, 2012
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Biodiversity of Earth's Richest Plant Kingdom Under Fire In response to climate change, will a postage-sized-domain move uphill--and ultimately out of room? Released
January 27, 2012
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By the Light of January's Wolf Moon On the hunt, is bigger better for predators like wolves? Released
January 10, 2012
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Out of Africa and Into the American Midwest Last of the oak savannas survives at NSF Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research site Released
January 6, 2012
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Trouble in Paradise: Ocean Acidification This Way Comes Sustainability of tropical corals in question, but some species developing survival mechanisms Released
January 4, 2012
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Can Marcellus Shale Gas Development and Healthy Waterways Sustainably Coexist? National Science Foundation Sustainability Research Coordination Network is Providing Answers Released
December 9, 2011
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Seeing the Forest Under the Trees New Effect of Acid Rain on Forests: Too Many Dead Leaves a Bad Sign for Sugar Maples Released
December 7, 2011
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Dashing Through the Snow, in a One-truck Radar Dish Scientists study mountain west snowstorms through the eye of the Doppler-on-Wheels Released
December 6, 2011
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New Forecasting Algorithm Helps Predict Hurricane Intensity and Wind Speed The Prediction Intensity Interval model for Hurricanes (PIIH) algorithm seeks to mitigate damage by the "evil god of winds and destruction" Released
December 5, 2011
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A HIPPO Takes to the Skies to Taste Earth's Atmosphere The HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observation (HIPPO) project generated an extraordinarily detailed mapping of the global distribution of greenhouse gases, black carbon and related chemical species in the atmosphere Released
October 25, 2011
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The Earth Exploration Toolbook Wins SPORE Award Online resource for teachers and students provides data and data analysis tools related to the Earth sciences Released
October 3, 2011
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Modeling the Local Impact of Global Climate Change Scripps researcher adapts global climate model to improve regional predictions Released
September 15, 2011
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Green Gasoline Comes Closer to Fueling Your Car Researchers have discovered how to make gasoline from sawdust and other plant materials Released
August 18, 2011
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Invasive Neighbors Disturb Taiwan's Coasts University of Georgia student Virginia Schutte describes how a summer in Taiwan gave her the opportunity to get to the bottom of an invasive species problem in mangrove forests there Released
July 28, 2011
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Looking Ahead to Local Climate Models Scientists at George Mason University's Center for Ocean-Land-Atmospheric Studies are working on more accurate climate predictions that will help us plan for the future Released
July 14, 2011
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Supercomputer Simulations To Help Predict Tornadoes Researchers seek to fundamentally transform understanding of spinning giants Released
June 29, 2011
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Alligator Commuters: Gators' Travels Link Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems Florida alligators travel upstream and downstream between marshes and the coast Released
June 23, 2011
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Manakins, Birds of Tropical Forests, Cooperate for Common Goal Scientists discover unusual alliances in leks, or groups of males Released
June 21, 2011
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New View of Undersea Giant Kelp Forest "Canopy"--From Satellites Above Marine scientists discover wave disturbance, nutrient levels affect California giant kelp growth Released
May 25, 2011
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How Tiny Microbes Took a Big Bite out of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Two scientists describe their research on the fate of massive methane releases from the Gulf oil spill during the summer and fall of 2010 Released
May 23, 2011
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Journey to the Center of the Amazon Researchers journey along the Transamazon Highway to learn about deforestation and the logging industry Released
May 4, 2011
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Mummified Trees Could Take Climate Scientists Back to the Future Newly discovered ancient, mummified trees may reveal clues about future ecosystem responses to climate change Released
March 16, 2011
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Tracking the Causes of Space-based Weather Disruptions Scientists use innovative Radio Aurora Explorer satellite to discover conditions that cause disruptions in space-based communication and navigation signals Released
March 16, 2011
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Relationship Found Between Ancient Climate Change and Mass Extinction Researchers use a ground-breaking technique that reveals a relationship between cooler temperatures and Earth's second largest mass extinction, which occurred about 450 million years ago Released
February 17, 2011
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The Tasmanian Devil in the Wastewater Arizona State University grad student Michelle Meighan on her experiences in Tasmania as a participant in NSF’s East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes program Released
February 3, 2011
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Eye-to-Eye With a Blizzard ...Tornado ... Hurricane A day in the life of the Doppler-on-Wheels Released
December 8, 2010
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Scientists Listen to Song of the Sun The sun is a very noisy place, generating an inferred multi-frequency song comparable to cathedral bells Released
September 28, 2010
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