The profound power of loneliness
Depression, dementia and even some useful effects: Research examines how loneliness affects the social human brain February 3, 2016 Loneliness is as close to universal as experiences come. Almost everyone…
Celebrating Black History Month with our research fellows
Research News Students in NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program tell their stories February 9, 2016 Every February, Black History Month provides the scientific community with an opportunity to commemorate the…
Scientists track nighttime bird migration using weather radar
Research News Weather radar offers new view of nocturnal bird flight February 16, 2016 Find related stories on NSF’s Macrosystems Biology program at this link. Using recently developed techniques for…
NASA, Canadian Space Agency Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) finalized an agreement between the United States and Canada to collaborate on the Gateway, an outpost orbiting the Moon that will provide vital…
Science of Innovation (2016)
Science of Innovation 2016 From 3-D bioprinting that could one day generate heart tissue to origami-inspired structures built for medicine and space exploration, a new set of educational videos continues…
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…