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Global Extinction: Gradual Doom as Bad as Abrupt

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The deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time...

Domestic Cats, and Wild Bobcats and Pumas, Living in Same Area Have Same Diseases

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Domestic cats, wild bobcats and pumas that...

Castaway Lizards Offer New Look at Evolutionary Processes

A male brown anole lizard.

Biologists who released lizards on tiny uninhabited islands in the Bahamas have...

2011 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners Announced

Poster showing different aspects of the Cosmic Web, from global to local dynamics.

The National Science Foundation...

A Spider Web's Strength Lies in More Than its Silk

This image shows how a spider web responds to stress, from web scale to the scale of proteins.

National Science Board to Meet February 2-3 at NSF Headquarters

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The National Science Board (NSB) will meet on February 2 and 3, 2012,...

Electronic Tattoo Monitors Brain, Heart and Muscles

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Researchers Show How New Viruses Evolve, and in Some Cases, Become Deadly

A Michigan State University researcher holding two petri dishes with viruses.

Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU)...

NBC News, NBC Sports and National Science Foundation Launch "Science of NHL Hockey"

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NBC News' educational arm, NBC Learn, and the NBC Sports...

Young Adults Responded Well to Swine Flu

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About one in five young adults...

Scientists Aboard Iberian Coast Ocean Drilling Expedition Report Early Findings

Photo of the JOIDES Resolution arriving in Lisbon, Portugal.

Mediterranean bottom currents and the sediment deposits they...

Bionic Leg Makes Amputee Faster on His Feet

image of a bionic leg walking down steps This powered prosthetic is better at anticipating the...

Online Chat About NSF-Funded Antarctic Discoveries to Mark the 100th Anniversary of South Pole "Race"

Photo of U.S. Antarctic Program personnel at the geographic South Pole on Dec. 14, 2011.

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New Report Outlines Trends in U.S. Global Competitiveness in Science and Technology

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The United...

Biologists Replicate Key Evolutionary Step in Life on Earth

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More than 500 million years ago, single-celled organisms on Earth's...

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Global Extinction: Gradual Doom as Bad as Abrupt

Domestic Cats, and Wild Bobcats and Pumas, Living in Same Area Have Same Diseases

Castaway Lizards Offer New Look at Evolutionary Processes

2011 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners Announced

A Spider Web's Strength Lies in More Than its Silk

National Science Board to Meet February 2-3 at NSF Headquarters

Electronic Tattoo Monitors Brain, Heart and Muscles

Researchers Show How New Viruses Evolve, and in Some Cases, Become Deadly

NBC News, NBC Sports and National Science Foundation Launch "Science of NHL Hockey"

Young Adults Responded Well to Swine Flu

Scientists Aboard Iberian Coast Ocean Drilling Expedition Report Early Findings

Bionic Leg Makes Amputee Faster on His Feet

Online Chat About NSF-Funded Antarctic Discoveries to Mark the 100th Anniversary of South Pole "Race"

New Report Outlines Trends in U.S. Global Competitiveness in Science and Technology

Biologists Replicate Key Evolutionary Step in Life on Earth

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