In this week’s episode we follow a construction site drone, examine tunable window technology, learn how words are represented in the brain and finally we examine 240-million-year-old fossils.

We polled top nano experts for their nanotechnology enabled superpower of choice! In this edition, we hear from Kevin Walsh, from the University of Louisville and the Director of the NSF NNCI KY Multiscale Manufacturing and Nano...

You sent us your nano questions, and we answered! In this Ask a Scientist – Nano Edition, we join nano expert Karen Wooley, from Texas A&M University.



See more nano videos and check out our Generation Nano: Small Science,...

Why must science be a group effort? Dr. Saul Perlmutter answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.

When did people first believe it might be possible for them to influence climate?

National Science Foundation-funded researchers affiliated with the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network discover an issue with road salt used to melt away snow and ice. Turns out, it's contributing to rising salinity in many North...

The third-place winner of the Generation Nano science comic competition in 2016. A little girl becomes the next victim of two notorious kidnappers. Nine, a rising superhero, takes this as an opportunity to test his new Nanosuit.This...

What if emerging technologies for agriculture were put into practice?
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What happens when you ask a group of excited children about #EarthDay? Find out in this new NSF video celebrating Earth Day!

1993 Nobel Laureate Phillip Sharp talks about why some answers are revealed only when we are not looking for them.



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

Ken Koedinger is professor of human-computer interaction and psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. Here, he talks about the mathematics textbooks of the future, offering customized instruction, real-time feedback on work, online...

Engineering professors funded by the National Science Foundation have designed a new barrier to better protect people in danger during a crisis situation. The origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield could protect law...

FabLab creator Neil Gershenfeld of MIT describes the emerging science of fabrication.<b<br/>r/>

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Biologist Jessica Meir isn't just researching bar-headed geese--she's parenting them too. She's raised a brood of twelve goslings since birth, in a process known as imprinting. But the imprinting is just a tool. The real question...

A novel approach to connecting everyday appliances via the Internet manages to wirelessly link objects without the use of batteries or electronics. Three-dimensionally printed, plastic objects, developed by researchers at University of...

We polled top nano experts for their nanotechnology enabled superpower of choice! In this edition, we hear from Nicole Steinmetz, from Case Western Reserve University; Karen Wooley, from Texas A&M University and Director of TAMU...

People are living longer and they desire to live as independently as possible in their senior years. But, independent lifestyles come with risks, such as debilitating falls and deteriorating health resulting from...

Lions, Tigers and BULBASAURS! Join us for an exciting journey as we explore groundbreaking Augmented Reality research that takes us Beyond Pokémon and (GO)es into some of the latest AR applications.



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As higher amounts of carbon dioxide become absorbed by the oceans, some marine organisms are finding it's a struggle to adjust.



The Changing Planet series explores the impact that climate change is having on our planet, and...

This animation shows Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science (AIMS) at McMurdo Station.

What could make eyewitness testimony more accurate and helpful? Margaret Bull Kovera, presidential scholar and professor of psychology at John Jay College at City University of New York, answers the question on this edition of "Ask a...

When did you decide to become a scientist? Dr. Andrea Ghez answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.

Have you ever wondered how to find an exoplanet? Dr. Debra Fischer answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.