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When Nature Strikes - Earthquakes
John Vidale and his team at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network are monitoring ground motion across Washington State and Oregon to prepare residents for one of the most powerful natural hazards on the planet - a magnitude 9...
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Star Songs
Several different types of stars and their flickers translated into audio files. Video courtesy of Fabienne Bastien, Vanderbilt University
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Waterman Award Winners 2005 - 2015
A look back at past Waterman Award winners from 2005 to 2015.
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NEESWood Capstone Building Shake Test
A video of the NEESWood Capstone building being shaken at E-Defense in Japan, a resreach center of Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention. The test, ocurring on June 30, 2009, recreated the 1994...
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The complexities of social behavior -- early concept brain research
What goes into fruit fly courtship? It might seem like an odd question, but understanding its neural underpinnings – and studying the male-female interactions at the milliscale level -- could help us better understand the complexities of...
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How can a change to one species trigger a chain reaction that affects many more?
Can a change in the population levels for one species have a cascading effect on others? And how could that change an entire ecosystem? Sean B. Carroll, vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and...
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Airplane illness!
An NSF-funded research team at Florida State University says current airplane boarding procedures may play a key role in spreading disease.
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Western Water
The Colorado River provides water for seven states, and it's stretched thin. Water rights exceed the actual volume of the river by more than ten percent. NASA scientists are studying the source of this water.
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Lakes in Jeopardy!
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier, the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, we explore a new device for combatting Parkinson’s disease, and...
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Science of the Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating Physics
Figure skating has become one of the most popular events at the Winter Olympics. Head of the Physics Department at the University of Michigan Brad Orr explains that good balance, or stability, is basic to everything a skater does--and...
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Studying sediment in zero gravity!
National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded scientists and engineers are bringing some of their most challenging research questions to the International Space Station (ISS). NSF, in collaboration with NASA and the Center for the Advancement...
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The next aether - Finding Your Science
Theoretical physicist John Ellis talks about searching for the elusive Higgs boson. Finding Your Science engages the greatest minds in science to share with you their passion, perspective and inspiration for making breakthrough discoveries.
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How have radio telescope discoveries impacted materials science?
How have radio telescope discoveries impacted materials science? Michael McCarthy of the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics answers the question on this edition of "Ask a Scientist."
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Bringing science fiction to life!
NSF-funded mechanical engineers at Brigham Young University have brought science fiction to life with a new technology called developable mechanisms that allows them to build complex mechanisms into the exterior of a structure without...
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Newton's Third Law of Motion - Science of NFL Football
"Science of NFL Football" is a 10-part video series funded by the National Science Foundation and produced in partnership with the National Football League. In this segment, NBC's Lester Holt breaks down Isaac Newton's Third Law of...
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Smart phone beats paper for some with dyslexia - Science Nation
Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That is, until he...
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Helping nanotechnology work for everyone - Science Nation
When you think of researchers working on nanotechnology, you probably picture scientists and engineers manipulating incredibly small structures in a state-of-the-art lab. But there are many others who are also interested in the future of...
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Changes in Ocean Salinity - The Water Cycle
How do changes in ocean salinity affect the ocean?
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Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Alpine Skiing and Vibration Damping
Kam Leang, a professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, and Tom Watson, of Watson Performance in Hood River, Ore., describe how advanced materials and engineering help reduce unwanted vibration, optimizing the performance of athletes....
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Fish-enomics
In this episode, Jordan and Charlie discuss the economic benefits of regulating mercury pollution. Researchers at MIT were able to translate the estimated health impacts of mercury pollution for US populations into economic benefits.
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Antarctic Subglacial Lakes! NSF Science Now 7
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we explore Bigfoot, body language and, finally, Antarctic subglacial lakes.
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Momentum and Time - Science of Speed
Increasing the time of a collision from a tenth of a second to two tenths of a second can make a huge difference in the number of G's a driver experiences. The car, the track, seat belts, and seat construction spread out the force of...
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The Root of a Good Teacher - Innovators
What makes a good math teacher? A teacher who "not only knows her math, but loves teaching as well," says Sarah Irvine Belson, dean of education at American University (AU). Irvine Belson, Maxine Singer, and John Nolan are principal...
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Fast-mo 3-D printing
Now available for download: instructions for how to print a three-dimensional National Science Foundation logo using a 3-D printer. Make it in the classroom, the lab, at home or in a local community space. The design is based on the...