nsf's videos (186)


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Jun 18, 2012
Science Nation - Early Cancer Screening

With few early symptoms, ovarian cancer — like many cancers — can be hard to detect without invasive and...

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Jun 18, 2012
Science Nation - Coral - White Pox

We often hear about insects and other animals passing on diseases to humans, so-called zoonotic diseases, such as...

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Jun 18, 2012
Science Nation - Large Lake Observatory

The Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) helps an interdisciplinary group of scientists use oceanographic research...

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Jun 18, 2012
Science Nation - Firefighter Tracker

Firefighters risk their lives every time they run into a burning building. But, new technology may soon be watching...

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Jun 18, 2012
Science Nation - Saving Tribal Languages

Tribal language educator Mary Hermes at the University of Minnesota, Duluth documents endangered languages. With...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Evolution in Action

Professor Lawrence Gilbert and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a population of tropical...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Spray-On Solar

Have you seen those big, bulky, breakable photovoltaic cells that now collect the sun's rays? Well, what if solar...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Orangutan Copycats

How smart are copy cats? Maybe it depends on your species You know the saying "monkey see, monkey do?" How about...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - DigiMorph

Cutting edge research without having to cut up anything! For hundreds of years, scientists who wanted to examine a...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Virtual Self

An avatar is a virtual representation of ourselves in the digital world, but it can also affect our real-world self....

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Disappearing Red Shrimp

These legendary creatures may have something to teach us about survival, even as the clock is ticking on their...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Virtual Reality Maps

- Rebuilding the world one pixel at a time - Who says Rome wasn't built in a day? With the muscle of about 500...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Fascinating Flight

Using wind tunnels, lasers and high-speed cameras, University of Montana researcher Ken Dial studies ground birds for...

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Jun 14, 2012
Science Nation - Sounds of Survival

They are quiet as church mice ... or are they? See how eavesdropping on mice provides clues about how humans process...