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The Cascadia Subduction Zone, located in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and southwestern British Columbia, has hosted magnitude ≥8.0 megathrust earthquakes in the geologic past, a future earthquake is imminent, and the potential impacts could cripple the region. Subduction zone earthquakes represent some of the most devastating natural hazards on Earth.

A deeper look into where the really big one could occur

For the first time, NSF-funded researchers revealed a detailed look at the potential for a major earthquake off the coasts of southern British...
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Coral reef at the NSF Long-Term Ecological Research site in Moorea, French Polynesia, in January, 2024

Trouble dead ahead: Acidifying oceans harm tropical corals

The French Polynesian island Moorea is the most beautiful isle in the world, some say. Its lagoons are surrounded by reefs dominated by Porites corals...
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NSF and AACC announce 2024 Community College Innovation Challenge winners

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), announced the three winning...
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Scenery along U.S. Route 2 in rural Montana.

Cloudy with a chance of climate predictions

Whether they're fluffy, bright or ominous, clouds are key to regulating Earth's energy and water cycles. Two sets of U.S. National Science Foundation...
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A visualization of cold carbon monoxide gas in the Sculptor Galaxy captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

'Cells to Galaxies' unites astronomers, medical imaging experts to advance both fields

In May 2024, experts from the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) and the medical imaging field presented...
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A microscopic image of a blood clot containing synthetic platelet-like-particles. Fibrin is shown in green and the synthetic platelets are pink.

Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing using advanced materials

A research team has developed synthetic platelets that can stop bleeding and enhance healing at the site of an injury. They demonstrated that the...
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Dr. Panch attended the 12th Global Research Council (GRC) Annual Meeting, which was held in Interlaken, Switzerland, from 27 to 31 May 2024. Dr. Panch was invited to give remarks and participate in discussions on sustainable research

This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan traveled to Interlaken, Switzerland, to join international partners for the Global Research Council's (GRC)...
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NSF enhances research security with new TRUST proposal assessment process

The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a new risk mitigation process, the Trusted Research Using Safeguards and Transparency (TRUST)...
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A collage of images of parts of the pinyon pine (pinus edulis). From top to bottom and left to right, the images show needles, cones, bark and a whole tree.

Widely used climate theory doesn't 'ring' true, according to new tree data

New data on over 1,500 trees across nearly 1,000 sites shows that an existing theory of how individuals within a species will respond to a changing...
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