National Science Foundation

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Who Invented the Internet?

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Influential Computer Programming Languages

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History of Technology Timeline

Screen with https for internet security. (encryption, privacy, websites)

Inventions that Helped Shape How We Interact with Knowledge and Information

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What’s the Difference Between the Deep Web and the Dark Web?

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Uninvited Guests: The 7 Worst Parasitic Worms

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7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

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Is Cinco de Mayo Mexico's Independence Day?

Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

There’s a Riot Goin’ On: Riots in U.S. History (Part One)

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11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Artist interpretation of space asteroids impacting earth and moon. Meteoroids, meteor impact, end of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Doomsday Predictions, comet

Major Mass Extinctions

Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.

6 Lakes That Are Drying Up

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White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA • June 11, 2025, 12:22 AM ET (Scientific American)

National Science Foundation terminates research grants amid pressure from Trump administration • June 4, 2025, 7:19 AM ET (CBS)

Pitt professor wins NSF CAREER Award for AI-driven immunotherapy research • May 31, 2025, 12:54 AM ET (News-Medical)

16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in National Science Foundation Cuts • May 29, 2025, 1:25 AM ET (New York Times)

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them • May 25, 2025, 7:18 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	NSF
Date	1950 - present
Areas Of Involvement	computer science • scientific research • sea grant • science • education • mathematics • engineering • government support
Related People	France A. Córdova • Arden L. Bement, Jr. • Frances E. Allen

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