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03/06/2023
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Harmful bacteria can elude predators when in mixed coloniesMarch 6, 2023
Efforts to fight disease-causing bacteria by harnessing their natural predators could be undermined when multiple species occupy the same space…
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Plants seek climate refuge across our changing planetMarch 6, 2023
Plants, like animals and people, seek refuge from climate change. And when they move, they take ecosystems with them. To understand why and how plants…
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Researchers uncover secrets of how Alaska's Denali Fault formedMarch 7, 2023
When the rigid plates that make up the Earth's lithosphere brush against one another, they often form boundaries, known as faults, on the planet's…
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Scientists discover immense biodiversity in high-temperature, deep-sea microorganism communitiesMarch 7, 2023
A new study by researchers at Portland State University and the University of Wisconsin finds that a rich diversity of microorganisms lives in…
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI) Program (NSF 23-506)
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NSF announces infrastructure investment to enable understanding of material structure at scales from macroscopic to atomicMarch 8, 2023
Alexandria, Virginia: The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $90.8 million in funding for a Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 award to…
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Aquatic organisms respond to flooding and drought in different waysMarch 8, 2023
Populations of various species of aquatic insects and other invertebrates respond to flooding and waterway drying in different ways that can be…
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Study reveals new clues about how 'Earth's thermostat' controls climateMarch 8, 2023
Rocks, rain and carbon dioxide help control Earth's climate over thousands of years — like a thermostat — through a process called weathering. A new…
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Statement by the NSF Director on the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 BudgetMarch 9, 2023
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2024 budget request of $11.314 billion will fund research and education across all fields of…
Science Matters
Building a better cookstoveMarch 9, 2023
Across the developing world, daily cooking responsibilities are largely held by women and girls who cook — often indoors — on open fires fueled by organic matter like wood or dung. Inhaling that smoke
Spectrum and Wireless Innovation enabled by Future Technologies - Satellite-Terrestrial Coexistence (SWIFT-SAT)
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Fluid Dynamics
The Fluid Dynamics program is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) the Combustion and Fire Systems program; 2) the Particulate and Multiphase Processes program; and 3) ...
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Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards (Arch-SR)
New program guidelines are now available for Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards (Arch-SR). Visit the Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards web page or click the links below to read the new guidelines.
The Archaeology Program supports archaeological laboratory and field research with the goal of understanding the processes that have shaped past behavior in humans and their fossil relatives.
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First-ever layered lake sediment sample extracted from subglacial AntarcticaMarch 9, 2023
Since the discovery 50 years ago of subglacial lakes in Antarctica — some of the least accessible geological features on Earth — scientists have…
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This week with NSF Director PanchanathanMarch 10, 2023
For over seven decades, NSF has made investments in researchers, infrastructure and programs that have expanded the frontiers of knowledge and…
