Getting science back on track—let’s seize the opportunity to build a more equitable and innovative enterprise

Paul Milgrom was awakened around 2 a.m. Oct. 12 by some audacious person knocking on his door. “Paul … you’ve won the Nobel Prize.

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A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself." President Franklin D. Roosevelt We walk on soils, but often give little thought to what’s right under our feet.

Since its formal dedication 40 years ago this week, NSF’s Karl G.

Large masses of plastic refuse and other marine debris, drawn together by waves and wind, currently float across the north Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii.

Historically Black colleges and universities have proven to be extremely effective in graduating Black students, particularly in STEM.

By Peter Kurczynski NASA chief scientist for cosmic origins and former NSF program director for advanced technologies and instrumentation The fastest way to send the largest data files is not by the…

One-hundred-sixty-one years ago this month, in early September 1859, a powerful magnetic storm generated by the sun collided with the Earth. The interaction triggered a worldwide event.

1. My Sky Tonight (pre-K) Figuring out how to best engage young children in science topics can be intimidating. Luckily, the My Sky Tonight project can help.

Though you may not realize it, as you scroll through the morning's headlines on your smartphone, you hold in your hands the culmination of years of federally funded academic research.