Science Matters

In fall 2021, the National Science Board and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, or NCSES, made an important change to how they describe and quantify the STEM workforce.

In 2018, accountant and astronomy buff Jorg Schumann was sifting through publicly available astral images of the cosmos and noticed an unusual pair of fast-moving objects.

Some of our team members took the opportunity to have a little fun with some of the animals that are the focus of NSF-supported research.

The phrase "data-driven" is a modern cliché. It's generally used to characterize decisions or strategies as being based on some sort of objective data.

U.S. National Science Foundation pioneer Cora Marrett answers every new opportunity, no matter how groundbreaking, with a simple question: Why not?…

Perhaps you are disturbed by news of an invasive, palm-sized spider that will soon spread up and down the East Coast by using its web like a parachute.

"There's something happening in America," President Biden said in his 2022 State of the Union address.

Mona Lisa, Lady with an Ermine, Head of a Young Woman. Notice something? This list of iconic portraits features women. Unnamed women. And many of their stories remain untold.

Scientists and educators at minority-serving institutions, or MSIs, are crucial to advancing the frontiers of knowledge in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics enterprise.

For decades, the U.S. has led the world with its trailblazing discoveries and technological breakthroughs that drive the economy, impact our daily lives and deepen our understanding of nature.