Science Matters

From Earth’s poles to black holes, NSF stories about transforming the world through science.

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Addressing real-world challenges using origami

November 8, 2024

When most people think of origami, they envision a sheet of paper folded into a 3D object, such as a crane or an airplane.

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Harnessing AI to bridge gaps in women’s health care

November 4, 2024

Menopause is a natural stage in life that affects all women as they age.

Bring your video game vision of life in 2100 to reality

October 24, 2024

Video games enable players to immerse themselves in any number of scenarios, such as exploring a fantasy world, discovering strange planets in an unknown galaxy, sailing the high seas or diving to the…

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NSF supports efforts to emphasize the ability in 'disability'

October 24, 2024

From telework and dictation software to screen readers and protective gear for service dogs, there are more ways for people with disabilities to thrive in the STEM workforce than ever before.

A close look at Jetstream2, the next generation of cloud computing

U.S. NAIRR pilot brings cutting-edge AI resources to researchers and educators across the nation

October 16, 2024

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from research labs into everyday life. Its impact can be seen in nearly every discipline, from health care to transportation, finance to education.

Digital twins beginning to deliver real-world benefits

October 1, 2024

Science fiction has been describing computers with impressive predictive powers for decades.

Beyond DNA: How scientists are learning to control gene function

September 9, 2024

Nearly every cell in your body contains the exact same DNA, from your skin cells to your brain cells. But how does a cell know how and when to turn into skin, muscle or brain?…

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From collecting cores, braving blizzards and measuring microbes, students do it all

September 5, 2024

Collecting cores In September 2023, Ryan Thigpen, Mike McGlue, their students and a team of coring experts anchored a platform in the middle of Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park and extracted…

NSF 101: EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program

August 19, 2024

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NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory will capture the unseen cosmos: Dark matter, dark energy and millions of exploding stars

August 2, 2024

About 95% of the so-called known universe is a total mystery. We have no clue what it is except that it's weirdly different from any sort of matter or energy humans actually know anything about.