New insights into the seasonality of Amazon’s evergreen forests
Research News Research could improve climate and ecosystem models February 25, 2016 Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees. In the Amazon, the opposite is true: without truly…
Rescued history
Research News Massive data analysis helps uncover black women’s experiences February 25, 2016 It is often said that history is written by the victors. But it’s probably more true to…
Conversing with computers
Research News USC researchers develop algorithms that let machines understand speech with human-like speed, accuracy March 2, 2016 Today, talking to a computer or an app can be an infuriating…
Celebrating women in science and engineering
Research News NSF Director shares her thoughts on Women’s History Month March 3, 2016 The following is a post from Notes from the Field, the blog of NSF Director France…
Spinoff Highlights NASA Technology Paying Dividends in US Economy
Whether upgrading air traffic control software or honing the food safety practices that keep our dinner tables safe, NASA has worked for more than six decades to ensure its innovations…
All we are is dust in the interstellar wind
Research News NSF-funded researcher creates a map of dust in the Milky Way galaxy March 9, 2016 Cosmic dust is not simply something to sweep under the rug and forget…
Fundamental science will play a key role in finding cancer cure
Research News NSF-supported research to help U.S. achieve cancer ‘moonshot’ March 15, 2016 The nation is abuzz with President Barack Obama’s “National Cancer Moonshot” initiative to eliminate cancer, and many…
After the Lecture: Lynden Archer
Research News NSF-funded materials scientist Lynden Archer on batteries, diversity and the state of materials science March 16, 2016 We sat down with Cornell University’s Lynden Archer after his recent…