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Unseasonably warm and cold days can prolong the active period of moths and butterflies. Credit: Illustrations by Emile-Allain Séguy

Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer

by National Science Foundation July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

A new study reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain. Credit: Sara Moser/Washington University

Mind-body connection is built into brain, study suggests

by National Science Foundation May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Snowmelt in Mt. Rainier National Park, becoming less predictable with climate change.

Water resources to become less predictable with climate change

by National Science Foundation August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Steps leading to a debris flow: drought, followed by wildfires, followed by intense precipitation.

New model developed to predict landslides along wildfire burn scars

by National Science Foundation August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Leaf cutting bees (Megachile apicalis) and thistle (Cirsium sp.).

Life

Rare plants attract rare bees and birds in urban gardens

by National Science Foundation August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Shallow clouds formed by fine-scale eddies as observed in nature.

A cloudless future? The mystery at the heart of climate forecasts

by National Science Foundation June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

DiCaprio and Kutcher invest in NSF-funded startup turning shrimp shells into biodegradable packing foam

Shrimps go big – and go Hollywood

by National Science Foundation June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

U.S. forests could be much less healthy by the end of the century.

Climate change increases risks of tree death

by National Science Foundation May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

In 2070, human population centers will overlap with projected hotspots of viral transmission in wildlife.

Study finds that climate change could spark the next pandemic

by National Science Foundation May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Photo from a scientific expedition to the Amazon to study the region's bird diversity

Dynamic rivers contribute to Amazon’s rich bird diversity

by National Science Foundation May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

More than one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction

More than 1 in 5 reptile species are threatened with extinction

by National Science Foundation May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

This is the first image of Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. It's the first direct visual evidence of the presence of this black hole. It was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), an array which links together eight existing radio observatories across the planet to form a single Earth-sized virtual telescope. The telescope is named after the "event horizon", the boundary of the black hole beyond which no light can escape.

We got it! Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy

by National Science Foundation May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Microplastics study sites included the Severn River, downstream from Birmingham, England.

Microplastic pollution lingers in rivers for years before entering oceans

by National Science Foundation March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

Researchers aboard the R/V Rachel Carson are collecting data near the Alki Point vent field.

Bubbles of methane rising from seafloor in Puget Sound

by National Science Foundation February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

Climate change could lead to higher power costs on the U.S. West Coast.

Climate change could lead to blackouts, higher power costs on U.S. West Coast

by National Science Foundation January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

The glacier of greatest concern

by National Science Foundation April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

The Stars Within Us

by National Science Foundation February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

In search of an undersea kelp forest’s missing nitrogen

by National Science Foundation June 25, 2019

After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests

by National Science Foundation December 10, 2018

Scientists fly above wildfires this summer to clarify chemistry of smoke

by National Science Foundation July 20, 2018

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