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- Jet Stream Changes Could Amplify Weather Extremes by 2060s https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303585 2 comments
- May 12th is going to Slap. https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=305028&org=NSF 3 comments space
- Scientists develop gel that delivers drugs directly to diseased joints. https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304571&from=news&org=NSF 36 comments science
- Rising temperatures overcook bumblebees' brunch https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304090&org=NSF&from=news#.Ybdk5U_oCfY.reddit 2 comments science
- For decades, scientists suspected that bacteria known as Geobacter could clean up radioactive uranium waste, but it wasn't clear how the microbes did it. Research now finally managed to crack the mystery and revealed 'sponge' made by Geobacter can soak up uranium. https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303361&org=NSF&from=news 49 comments science
- Wind Turbines in Antarctica https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=68353&from= 12 comments politics
- RISC-V Vector Extension Joke? https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cray_h.jpg 5 comments riscv
- NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301674 6 comments science
- 1,000+ miles offshore in Bay of Bengal, scientists drilled 2+ miles down from ocean surface to seafloor, then more than ½ mile down into sediments, discovering wood chips in layers dating as far back as 19M yrs. One layer held wood from trees that grow 2 miles above sea level in Himalaya mountains. https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299478&org=nsf&from=news 12 comments science
- Rocks at asteroid impact crater off the Yucatan Peninsula record the first day of dinosaur extinction. New study confirms the asteroid impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and blasted so much sulfur into atmosphere that it blocked the Sun, causing global cooling, ultimately dooming dinosaurs. https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299284&org=nsf&from=news 96 comments science
- Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298685&wt.mc_id=usnsf_1 6 comments science
- Two contract employees die in Antarctica | NSF https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297454&org=nsf&from=news 3 comments worldnews
- Winter road salt and fertilizers are turning North American rivers and waterways increasingly saltier. https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244099 260 comments science
- Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein's Prediction http://www.nsf.gov/mobile/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=137628&org=nsf&from=news 3 comments science
- OHI che gli americani sono ignoranti: 1 su 4 crede sia il Sole a girare attorno alla Terra. Ma gli Europei di più: 1 su 3! http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind14/index.cfm/chapter-7/c7h.htm 27 comments italy
- Antarctic detector confirms observation of cosmic neutrinos | NSF https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=135994&org=nsf&from=news 4 comments science
- Big dinosaurs steered clear of the tropics http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=135256&org=nsf&from=news 3 comments science
- Researchers improve efficiency of human walking https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_images.jsp?cntn_id=134667&org=nsf 3 comments science
- Unpowered exoskeleton developed by Carnegie Mellon and North Carolina State researchers helps individuals walk using less energy http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=134667 5 comments technology
- Boosts in productivity of corn and other crops modify Northern Hemisphere carbon dioxide cycle http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133162&org=nsf&from=news 4 comments science
- Frozen in time: Three-million-year-old landscape still exists beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=131109&org=nsf&from=news 27 comments science
- Energy Efficient Brain Simulator Outperforms Supercomputers. https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127617 16 comments technology
- Researchers use living brain cells to solve complex problems in a simulated power grid http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=127605&org=nsf 8 comments science
- Artificial Retina finally given FDA approval in US http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126756&org=nsf&from=news 23 comments science
- Microbial "Missing Link" Discovered After Man Impales Hand on Tree Branch http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126019&org=ere&from=news 39 comments science
- Summer job/internship advice for a sophomore CS major? Included a list of jobs/internships! http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5049 7 comments cscareerquestions
- New Subreddit Announcement: Science Announcements http://www.nsf.gov/news 3 comments science
- Dissecting Dyslexia: Linking Reading to Voice Recognition - NSF News http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121226&wt.mc_id=usnsf_51&wt.mc_ev=click 5 comments cogsci
- Moral responses change as people age http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=119702&org=nsf&from=news 8 comments cogsci
- Tiny Crustacean Holds the Record for Most Genes in an Animal - National Science Foundation (NSF) News http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118530&wt.mc_id=usnsf_51&wt.mc_ev=click 8 comments science
- Where can I get this software. It looks like it would be fun to play with. http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/virtualrealitymaps.jsp 10 comments technology
- Did anyone here do a mathematics REU? Any advice on getting in? http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.cfm?unitid=5044 4 comments math
- A few thousand miles away from the surface of the sun the temperature suddenly rises millions of degrees. Now a group of scientists think they have figured out why. http://nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?org=nsf&cntn_id=118338&preview=false 11 comments science
- "Lucy" is no longer alone; a male of the same species and 400,000 years older has been dug up by an international team of scientists, and dated to 3.6 million years old. http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117146 109 comments science
- "permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane, is perforated and is starting to leak large amounts of methane into the atmosphere. Release of even a fraction of the methane stored in the shelf could trigger abrupt climate warming." http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116534&org=nsf&from=news 105 comments reddit.com
- NSF: Methane Releases From Arctic Shelf May Be Much Larger and Faster Than Anticipated http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?org=nsf&cntn_id=116532&preview=false 7 comments science
- belief in paranormal phenomena - 1990 and 2001 (graph) http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind04/c7/fig07-09.htm 18 comments reddit.com
- Ancient Beachcombers May Have Travelled Slowly http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111530&org=nsf&from=news 3 comments science
- Scientists discover a method for common bacteria to efficiently produce hydrogen. http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110648&org=nsf&from=news 26 comments science
- A map of the lakes and rivers underneath the Antarctic ice sheet. http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/antarcticlakes_h.jpg 14 comments science