Tsunamis caused by volcanoes are responsible for nearly a quarter of all deaths caused by eruptions, yet we have only now started to understand them.
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National Science Foundation presents the Presidents FY 2020 budget request
Posted by NSF News on March 18th, 2019
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released details of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget Request to Congress, which includes a proposed level of funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). Detailed information will be a…
This Paint Actively Cools Things Down
Posted by Discover Magazine on September 27th, 2018
As artists and toddlers have long known, paints can provide lots of entertainment. But, not every part of the process is fun: Watching paint dry is synonymous with boredom, like watching the grass grow.
It’s almost too bad, because there’s where t…
Posted in Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, Earth & Climate, Environment, Feature, Science General 
Tags: watching 
No Comments »At the Bottom of the Ocean, a Surprising, Gloomy Discovery
Posted by Discover Magazine on April 18th, 2018
Almost two miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, on a lonely outcrop of bare rock 100 miles from Costa Rica, researchers on a geological expedition found something odd. As their remotely controlled submersible sunk through the black waters tow…
Posted in Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, Earth & Climate, Environment, Feature, Science General Tags: something No Comments »Powering advances in wireless connectivity for the future
Posted by NSF News on April 10th, 2018
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces an important milestone in its Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) effort. In collaboration with an industry consortium of 28 networking companies and associations, NSF is supporting the devel…
Posted in Environment, Science General, Strange news, Technology Tags: Platforms, research, wireless No Comments »
