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		Six-month-old Word Learners Study of infants challenges developmental sequence of human language learning Released  March 8, 2012
		Studying Nature's Rhythms: Soundscape Ecologists Spawn New Field Listen to biophony, geophony, anthrophony: the 'music' of Planet Earth Released  February 6, 2012
		Older Is Better for Hunting Dogs Research examines key demographic variables of Nicaraguan canines Released  January 17, 2012
		Foiling the Plan of a Cyberbully Researchers suggest listening to students to craft prevention policies Released  November 22, 2011
		Recognizing a Cyberbully Anonymous nature of digital aggression clouds identities of virtual bullies Released  November 15, 2011
		Defining a Cyberbully Social scientists struggle to characterize new form of harassment Released  November 8, 2011
		Warfare Reveals Reasons People Cooperate Research shows large-scale cooperation may have begun with fear of punishment Released  July 27, 2011
		Why Context Matters in the Long and Short of Words MIT researchers improve 75-year-old language theory Released  June 17, 2011
		Nighttime Lights Clarify Economic Activity Combining lights and statistics may yield high-resolution global economic data Released  June 10, 2011
		Transforming Robotics With Biologically Inspired Learning Models Aisha Sohail describes the Neuromorphics Lab at CELEST and the work of building artificial brains to be used in robotics Released  June 10, 2011
		Miracle Material Two-dimensional graphene may lead to faster electronics, stronger spacecraft and much more Released  May 19, 2011
		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
		Researchers Consider Ancestry of Recent Fossil Finds Thought experiment stresses consequences of placing newly discovered fossils on human family tree Released  March 16, 2011
		Orangutans in the Mist Cheryl Knott's NSF-supported work helps us understand why orangutans require protection and conservation Released  February 9, 2011
		Babies Learn From Robots While Robots Learn From Babies Interdisciplinary research combines infant learning and computer science Released  November 18, 2010
		Stressed Out: Teens and Adults Respond Differently UCLA neuroscientist Adriana Galván studies the impact of normal, everyday stress and associated stress hormones on adolescents' brain function and decision making Released  September 3, 2010
		Soccer Stars Ranked Using Statistics Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a computer program that objectively measures player performance; the research method also could be used by companies to measure the performance of employees on project teams Released  July 8, 2010
		Humans Have a Lot to Learn From Bonobos, Scientists Say Duke University Assistant Professor Brian Hare and colleagues study the behavior of bonobos, apes that are genetically close to humans Released  May 12, 2010
		New PBS Television Program Highlights NSF-funded Economics Research NOVA's "Mind Over Money" examines 2008 stock crash Released  April 20, 2010
		Re-Examining Eyewitness Identifications Scientists are trying to determine why errors in eyewitness identifications occur, and how to prevent these errors Released  April 16, 2010
		The Invisible AIDS Victims: How Women Cope Northwestern University associate professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes studies women with HIV/AIDS and the economic resources that help them effectively manage their health Released  January 14, 2010
		Finding the First Horse Whisperers Sandra Olsen of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History describes how she and her colleagues, with support from NSF, discovered evidence of the early beginnings of horse domestication in Kazakhstan Released  January 4, 2010
		The New Science of Learning Researchers find social aspects of learning important at all ages Released  September 11, 2009
		Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain Leading minds in neuroscience discuss what we know about how our brains work and where the field is headed Released  June 15, 2009
		Fine-tuned Brains New research shows how musical training enhances an individual's ability to recognize emotion in sound Released  April 10, 2009
		2008: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year Released  March 13, 2009
		Amazon Deforestation: Earth's Heart and Lungs Dismembered NSF-supported researchers explore the links between globalization, deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon region and the country’s dynamic cattle economy Released  January 23, 2009
		Respect for Sacred Values is Key to Conflict Resolution Ethical and religious beliefs can trump material gains in motivating human behavior Released  January 7, 2009
		A Crowded World Researchers use computer scenarios to study crowd behavior in time and space Released  December 18, 2008
		Islands: Exquisite Labs of Evolution Anne Yoder, director of the Duke University Lemur Center, and colleagues are using genetic and genomic approaches to unravel the history of lemurs and the primate family tree Released  November 14, 2008