Fast Facts Significant Ocean Discoveries: The National Science Foundation celebrates remarkable advancements in ocean research, leading to critical insights about…
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Fast Facts Folding@home’s Impact on COVID-19 Research: Gregory Bowman’s initiative, Folding@home, utilizes a massive crowd-sourced supercomputing network to model protein…
Fast Facts The NSF-backed Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center provides real-time pandemic tracking data to aid decision-making, supported by sustained…
Fast Facts The U.S. National Science Foundation’s new Mid-Career Advancement program provides mid-career researchers with 6.5 months of protected salary…
Essential Insights The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery aims to address historical inequities in portraying scientists, particularly highlighting the exclusion…
Fast Facts Pioneering Spirit: Cora Marrett, the first Black female acting director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, embodies a…
Summary Points In fall 2021, the National Science Board expanded its definition of the STEM workforce to include all individuals…
Quick Takeaways Research from the U.S. National Science Foundation highlights significant changes in winter weather patterns, revealing increased snowfall in…
Essential Insights Christopher Griffin discovered Africa’s oldest known dinosaur, Mbiresaurus raathi, in Zimbabwe, identifying its femur as definitive evidence of…
Top Highlights Pioneering Discoveries: The journey of modern biotechnology began in the 1960s when Thomas Brock discovered the extremophile Thermus…