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NSFs mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

Nazareth Castellanos is a neuroscientist and physicist with a doctorate in neuroscience with 20 years of working as research director of the Nirakara laboratory.

Researchers report that some macaques in Bali frequently rub or tap stones around their private parts to pass the time.

Many monkeys are skilled stone handlers, using rocks to dig up roots, cut plants and crack open an array of delicacies, including fruits and nuts.

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere developed a machine-learning model that can automatically learn the rules and patterns of human languages on its own, and also learn some inductive biases that are applicable across many languages. This work could pave the way for AI systems that could automatically learn a model from a collection of interrelated datasets.

Read a new short story by Julian K. Jarboe, author of Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel.

Self-pleasure, that is.

Stress can trigger biochemical changes that contribute to cancer—and much of our stress comes from other people.

Faroes Settled Well Before Vikings Arrived, Lake Sediments Show.

In this interview, we speak to Professor Kay Tye about her latest research into memories and how we can start to understand the emotions behind them.