Science Matters

From Earth’s poles to black holes, NSF stories about transforming the world through science.

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AI education and AI in education

December 4, 2023

AI is transforming how students learn to engage with the world around them and use new technologies to create solutions to real problems.Researchers in California have developed an award-winning…

3D-food printing for healthy eating and delicious desserts

November 20, 2023

What says Thanksgiving more than finishing the meal with warm, homemade apple or pumpkin pie?…

Mapping science: How GIS transformed our view of the world

November 15, 2023

It's a busy day anywhere in the world. You roll out of bed and grab your smartphone. You check a news website or a weather app or look up directions to an appointment.

NSF 101: GRANTED

November 9, 2023

The Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative differs from other U.S. National Science Foundation programs.

NSF 101: America's Seed Fund

November 2, 2023

The U.S. National Science Foundation is known for funding basic research at universities and other research institutions.

Pioneering research in IoT device privacy and security

October 30, 2023

The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) devices — smart and internet-connected devices — in American homes and workplaces has ushered in an era of unparalleled convenience and connectivity.

Forget Frankenstein: Researchers find new ways to heal body, save lives

October 30, 2023

In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," Dr. Victor Frankenstein famously constructed a fictitious creature in a tale of pseudoscience and ambition gone wrong.

Solar eclipse offers researchers and enthusiasts unique opportunity

October 11, 2023

Researchers, amateur astronomers and eclipse enthusiasts are gearing up for a pair of solar eclipses that will occur over the continental United States in the next six months.

NEON: Opening doors with open data

October 3, 2023

From soil samples to measurements taken by airplanes flying overhead, the U.S.

Small blue spheres representing antihydrogen atoms fall downward through a cylindrical apparatus.

Down goes antimatter! Gravity's effect on matter's elusive twin is revealed

September 27, 2023

If you dropped some antimatter, would it fall down or up? Scientists now know the definitive answer: down.