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Emperor Penguin Populations in Antarctica and Climate Change - Science Nation
You might call them the "poster children" of Antarctica. Penguins have long topped the charts as the iconic animal of the frozen continent. But now, a new study indicates melting sea ice, caused by climate change, may soon wreak havoc on...
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Greenstreets Drexel University researchers investigate urban ecosystem improvements
"Greenstreets" are specially engineered vegetated areas, such as medians and traffic islands, with benefits that go beyond beautifying a city's landscape. From managing stormwater to alleviating air pollution, greenstreets can provide...
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Science Behind The News: Extrasolar Planets
Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars other than our sun. Astronomers like Dr. William Welsh at San Diego State University primarily use two methods to detect these distant planets: Doppler and Transit...
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Greenhouse Gases - How Do We Know?
What is the source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
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Research on airport screening - Long interview
Sheldon Jacobson of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an expert in operations research, and while his efforts have stretched from vaccine stockpiling to statistics, his studies on...
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PAEMST Awardee and Math Teacher Angela Miller Discusses Inspiring Math Students
Angela Miller is a 7th grade math teacher at Eisenhower Middle School in Manhattan, Kan. She is also a 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching awardee.
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Building A Brain - Mysteries of the Brain
Carlos Aizenman, a neuroscientist at Brown University, is studying the brains of tadpoles to understand how neural circuits develop and absorb information from the surrounding environment. "Mysteries of the Brain" is produced by NBC...
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Edward D. Hess - The School of the Future
Professor Edward D. Hess spent more than 20 years in the business world as a senior executive at Warburg Paribas Becker, Boettcher & Company, the Robert M. Bass Group and Arthur Andersen. He is the author of 12 books, over...
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CIAN Research Experiences for Teachers
The NSF-funded Center for Integrated Access Networks (CIAN) is educating students about optical technologies for tomorrow's Internet, from instructors who took part in CIAN's inaugural Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program.
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Engineers design new lead detector for water - Science Nation
New sensor offers continuous monitoring, immediate detection of lead
Description: Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM), have developed what you might...
Description: Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM), have developed what you might...
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Why is working memory so important to learning?
Why is working memory so important to learning? Paul Morgan of Penn State University answers the question on this edition of "Ask a Scientist."
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NSF supports Array of Things prototype in Chicago - Science Nation
New urban-scale smart city technology acts as a fitness tracker for livability
Description: University of Chicago scientists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are collaborating with researchers at the...
Description: University of Chicago scientists supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are collaborating with researchers at the...
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Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment - Science Nation
NSF-funded research expands on the Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor, giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats
Description: Research consistently shows that children...
Description: Research consistently shows that children...
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Insect battles provide clues to evolution - Science Nation
There's much to learn from animal warfare, even when the animals are barely visible
Description: The seemingly peaceful atmosphere in an organic garden on the University of Florida campus belies the battles...
Description: The seemingly peaceful atmosphere in an organic garden on the University of Florida campus belies the battles...
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The value of social, behavioral and economic sciences
The National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate supports a wide range of research in the social, behavioral and economic sciences that investigates questions about people and our world. The...
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4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 37
Spider eyes - jumping wise, kirigami graphene, design for the blind, and coming up for landing! It's 4 Awesome Discoveries you probably didn't hear about!
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The Struggle to 'Fix' Math Education in the US
Whats behind the U.S.s struggle with fixing mathematics education? William Schmidt of Michigan State University, Deborah Loewenberg Ball of the University of Michigan, and Joan Ferrini-Mundy of the National Science Foundation discuss...
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Smart and connected stormwater systems - Science Nation
Affordable sensors dramatically improve aging stormwater community infrastructures to handle flooding, pollution
The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has turned to engineering research to tackle an issue facing many cities...
The city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has turned to engineering research to tackle an issue facing many cities...
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Science of the Winter Olympics - Suit Up
Olympic athletes have long worn special competition clothing to gain an edge. Science and technology continue to improve on what they wear. Hear from Olympians Chad Hedrick, Steve Holcomb and Erin Hamlin, and Melissa Hines, the...
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Changes in Greenland landscape affect carbon balance sheet - Science Nation
Warming temperatures in the Arctic are changing the tundra from a landscape dominated by grasses to one increasingly dominated by woody shrubs. In addition to affecting the habitat of local wildlife such as caribou and musk...
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NSF programs spur innovation
National Science Foundation innovation programs move ideas from the lab to the marketplace to strengthen America’s economy, health, and security.
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Engineering highly adaptable robots requires new tools for new rules - Science Nation
NSF-funded research aiming to making it easier for humans to work directly with a robotic partner in applications such as physical therapy
Description: Northwestern University mechanical engineering professor Todd...
Description: Northwestern University mechanical engineering professor Todd...
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Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Olympic Movement and Robotic Design
Professor Raffaello D'Andrea at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, describes how control systems engineering is laying the groundwork for the design of more "athletic" robots.
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NSF Press Conference on Breakthrough in Multi-messenger Astrophysics
An announcement of recent multi-messenger astrophysics findings led by the National Science Foundation’s IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. Hosted by NSF Director France Córdova, the briefing features leading...