Video: Changing ocean chemistry may threaten Antarctic food chain
Research News To monitor changes, researchers deploy automated ocean sensors around McMurdo Sound, Antarctica March 24, 2016 National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have…
Video: Tiny cars help infants’ cognitive development
Research News Research helps young children ‘hack’ their own mobility solutions March 30, 2016 Infants constantly explore their environments, toddling and crawling around while at the same time laying the…
Nanoscale solutions to a very large problem
Research News NSF-funded Nanosystems Engineering Research Center to enable deployment of mobile, efficient water treatment and desalination systems March 31, 2016 Water, water is everywhere, but we need more drops…
Fine-tuning forecasts of nighttime storms on the plains
Research News Multi-agency project advances understanding and prediction of extreme storms using simulation and data science April 4, 2016 The Midwestern plains of the U.S. are known for their dramatic…
New land-use strategies can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Research News Improved land-use practices needed as strategies for lowering greenhouse gases April 7, 2016 Find related stories on NSF’s Long-Term Ecological Research Program at this link. The most common…
Machine learning and the wisdom of the crowd
Research News NSF CAREER awardee combines machine learning, economics to develop socially beneficial forecasts April 8, 2016 After a consumer uses an e-commerce site, such as Amazon, it will often…
Math for the real world
Research News Student-driven research program applies math to thorny social and biological problems April 13, 2016 The students see math in everything. The obesity epidemic. The effects of second-hand smoke.…