News

Latest News

Discovery Files
female interacting with a console

5 areas where NSF funding is enhancing undergraduate STEM participation at Hispanic-serving institutions

In the U.S., just over 21% of the undergraduate student body identified as Hispanic in 2021. Nearly 63% of those students were enrolled at Hispanic…
Discovery Files
man deploying sediment trap

What tiny marine organisms eat can affect how the deep ocean stores carbon

The dietary preferences of bacteria that eat organic molecules called lipids can affect how carbon dioxide from the ocean's surface moves to the deep…
Discovery Files
University of Wyoming King Air Research Aircraft, on the ground

A renovated aircraft for atmospheric sciences is ready for action

The newly updated U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) University of Wyoming (UW) King Air Research Aircraft (King Air) is set to fly its first…
NSF News
ReDDDoT | Responsible Design, Development, & Deployment of Technologies

NSF and philanthropic partners invest more than $18M to prioritize ethical and societal considerations in the creation of emerging technologies

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced an inaugural investment of more than $18 million to 44 multidisciplinary, multi-sector teams across the…
Discovery Files
A few times every spring, the skies over the Labrador Sea fill with row after row of long, parallel bands of cumulus clouds. The magnificent organization of these clouds, known as cloud streets, was on full display when this image was acquired on April 19, 2022.

Atmospheric Rivers Shape Arctic Moisture

Atmospheric rivers cross the planet. These large, narrow sections of Earth's atmosphere carry moisture from the tropics to the poles. A recently…
Discovery Files
Close-up of copper target samples

Researchers track plasma creation using novel ultra-fast laser method

A team of researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation has developed a new method of tracking the ultra-fast heat progression in warm…
NSF News
Broadening Participation in Computing Awards Hero Banner

NSF investing $48M to broaden participation in computing

The U.S. National Science Foundation is making awards of $48M to the NSF Broadening Participation in Computing Alliances (NSF BPC Alliances), which…
NSF News
Several large radio telescopes beneath illustration of lines, dots and other imagery in the sky suggesting AI.

NSF and Simons Foundation launch 2 AI Institutes to help astronomers understand the cosmos

From the early telescopes made hundreds of years ago by Galileo to the sophisticated astronomical observatories of today, people have built…
NSF News
2024 EPSCoR NASA Award Announcement

NSF announces 8 EPSCoR awards to fund research fellowships at NASA facilities

The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested over $2.1 million in eight projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive…
View all news
Top