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Science and Engineering of the Olympic Winter Games 2014 Science and Engineering of the Olympic Winter Games 2014 Source: nsf.gov oldmarine
From 9/11 to Now: Lessons from the Tragedy From 9/11 to Now: Lessons from the Tragedy Researchers share lessons from 9/11 and their impact on society and disaster response The Woolworth Building in New York City is visible behind the collapsed World Trade Center. Credit and Larger Version September 8, 2011 View video interviews with Mansoor Moaddel (short interview, full interview) of Eastern Michigan University and University of Michiga..
Climate Record From Bottom of Russian Lake Shows Arctic Was Warmer Millions of Years Ago Climate Record From Bottom of Russian Lake Shows Arctic Was Warmer Millions of Years Ago Unparalleled sediment record is "most continuous archive" of ancient Arctic climate The Lake El'gygytgyn drilling rig is shown at night. Credit: The Lake El'gygytgyn Drilling Project May 9, 2013 The Arctic was very warm during a period roughly 3.5 to 2 million years ago--a time when research suggests that th..
NSF-funded Telescopes in Antarctica and Chile Discover Bursts of Star Formation in the Early Universe NSF-funded Telescopes in Antarctica and Chile Discover Bursts of Star Formation in the Early Universe Discovery by massive, internationally funded ALMA observatory in Chile called a "game-changer" for astronomy Artist's impression of one of the South Pole Telescope-discovered sources based on ALMA observations Credit and Larger Version March 13, 2013 Distant, dust-filled galaxies were bursting w..
Glacier Movement Limits How Fast Sea Level Can Rise Glacier Movement Limits How Fast Sea Level Can Rise Study finds 3 to 6 feet by 2100 possible The researchers' field camp in Greenland receives additional supplies. Credit and Larger Version Source: nsf.gov oldmarine
NSF-funded Researchers Propose Promising New Technique for Probing Earth's Deep Interior NSF-funded Researchers Propose Promising New Technique for Probing Earth's Deep Interior Approach is based on theoretical particle physics February 21, 2013 National Science Foundation- (NSF) funded researchers at Amherst College in Massachusetts and the University of Texas at Austin have described a new technique based in particle physics that might one day reveal, in more detail than ever befo..
From 9/11 to Now: Lessons from the Tragedy From 9/11 to Now: Lessons from the Tragedy Researchers share lessons from 9/11 and their impact on society and disaster response The Woolworth Building in New York City is visible behind the collapsed World Trade Center. Credit and Larger Version September 8, 2011 View video interviews with Mansoor Moaddel (short interview, full interview) of Eastern Michigan University and University of Michiga..
Out of Africa and Into the American Midwest Out of Africa and Into the American Midwest Last of the oak savannas survives at NSF Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research site Winter in the oak savanna at NSF's Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research site. Credit and Larger Version January 6, 2012 The following is part six in a series on the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network. Visit parts one, two..