Harpooning DNA, harvesting H2O, hopping ahead of hackers, and a harbinger to heed from down under. It’s your weekly briefing on the latest discoveries you might not hear about anywhere else, all with funding from the National...

Engineers investigating impact of krill swarms on ocean mixing, and possibly global climate



Scientists have long chalked up ocean mixing of salt, heat, nutrients and gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, to wind...

What's it really like to be an engineer or a scientist? What do they really do all day? You're about to find out! Meet the next generation of engineers and scientists in these profiles of young professionals, who may just inspire you to...

In this week’s episode we discover a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur and how airline boarding procedures might be making you sick; we explore a compact mass spectrometer for use in the field; and finally, we learn how vertebrate...

University of Florida Professor of Physics Darin Acosta explains what we know about the Higgs boson and what is left to discover.



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How do you find a black hole? Dr. Andrea Ghez answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.

Adam Steel, the entrepreneurial lead of Composite Nanocoatings, discusses his company's development of ultra-low-friction surfaces.

Slithering snakes teach scientists about movement and design. Snakes and math - much of the population is afraid of one, or both. But David Hu, mathematician and mechanical engineer, combines those two sometimes scary things to...

As a planetary scientist, Bill Bottke can investigate uncharted territory in space and work with other scientists to come up with new ideas about how our solar system formed . . . all from the comfort of his office on Earth. Recently,...

Susan Carey discusses her interest in studying abstract knowledge. Under a National Science Foundation-funded INSPIRE project, Harvard University psychologists Susan Carey and Deborah Zaitchik are studying how executive function...

What role do clouds play in warming or cooling the earth?

NSF-funded paleontologists at Ohio University have discovered a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur in Tanzania. It was discovered embedded in a cliff wall in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Southwestern Tanzania. Only four have been...

When did we learn that climate change involves more than just the warming of the planet?

From conducting bridge inspections to search and rescue missions, future unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) will help humans with the dangerous or repetitive work



Description: Roboticists Karl von Ellenrieder and...

Gil Stein, lead researcher and director of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute discusses finds discovered at the mound of Tell Zeidan, one of the world's first cities. Researchers hope to gather clues about how early...

Chemistry Nobel Laureate George Olah talks about doing passionate science.



Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration for making breakthrough...

Ever leave the house and then wonder if you left the iron on, or the oven, or maybe the lights? That's something Anthony Rowe doesn't need to worry about. The Carnegie Mellon University Computer Scientist and Electrical Engineer can...

Jonathan Susman, a musician and software developer, wanted a tool he could use to virtually practice with his band. Adagio, the application he created, ended up being something more.



Adagio lets a student break a musical...

In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now we explore an experimental motion control car, a gliding robot called Grace, how song sparrows protect their domain, and finally a four-wheel vehicle capable of detecting deadly cracks in...

How will increased amounts of carbon affect plants and animals?

WiFi detects weapons, what ants can teach robots, position repercussions on concussions, how saving forests saves kids. It's your weekly briefing on the latest discoveries you might not hear about anywhere else, all with...

NSF-funded small business Keen Home has developed a smart vent that opens and closes to reduce uncomfortable hot and cold spots, save energy in unused rooms, and tailor a home’s heating and cooling to fit specific lifestyles. The new...

Crocodile smile, incognito from mosquitoes, future frequent floods, and saving sea otters



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