NSF Science Now

In this week’s episode, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier, the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, we explore a new device for combating Parkinson’s disease, and we learn how to excite girls about STEM

In this week’s episode, we learn about marine mammals’ need for speed, magnify a new tool combating mosquito-borne disease, break down new materials inspired by kirigami, and finally, discover new hydrothermal vents. Check it out!

In this week’s episode, we learn how AI uncovers insights into cancer, how loops give toughness to spider silk, a newly released database of stars and finally, we investigate a novel water testing technique. Check it out!

In this week’s episode we learned about a new app for bird watchers, girls and stereotypes, we learned about beluga whale migration, and finally, the discovery of a 250-million-year-old shark-like fish. Check it out!

In this week’s episode we learned about a new wall-jumping robot, using sensor-integrated blocks to better identify developmental disabilities, we learn about creatures with camouflage, a new procedure to detect exposure to dangerous materials.

In this week’s episode we learned about new tools to protect against malicious websites, restoring the sense of touch to amputees and those with paralysis, and examined how older adults really hear.

In this week’s episode we tested a shark’s bite, examined the test question and discovered how new computational tools can help better detect recurring brain cancer.

In this week’s episode we tested out a computational design tool that transforms flat materials into 3-D shapes, a virtual reality environment that is helping autistic teens learn to drive, a new novel underwater microscope and finally “smart thread”.

In this week's episode we follow a construction site drone, examine tunable window technology, learn how words are represented in the brain and finally we examine 240-million-year-old fossils.

In this week’s episode, we test out a wearable robotic limb, follow beluga whales in the Arctic and, finally, examine how warming temperatures have caused an increase in forest droughts across much of the U.S.