nsf's videos (186)


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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Body Rhythms and Breast Cancer

Could working the night shift alter a woman's body clock enough to cause breast cancer? "One minute you're a...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Fluorescent Fruit Flies Shed New Light

Researchers genetically engineer glow-in-the-dark sperm in fruit flies, revealing much more about sexual selection....

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Acrobatic Robots

Dennis Hong is living his dreams ... literally ... in a lab filled with wacky robots "When I was seven years old, I...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Black Holes

Astronomers use infrared "eyes" to shed light on these enigmatic cosmic structures A new infrared image has captured...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Good Vibrations

Treating brain disease with some good vibes Columbia University bioengineer Elisa Konofagou is making waves when it...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Lice and Human Migration

Paleo-anthropologists believe Homo sapiens evolved in Africa 100 -- 200,000 years ago, and eventually moved out of...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Green Roofs

Ingenuity sprouting from the rooftops The rooftops of Manhattan are as varied as the city itself. A glance at the...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Dying Lobsters

Researcher narrows down spread of first lobster virus From the Florida Keys to Cuba to the Bahamas and Belize,...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Creeping Crawling Caterpillars

Roly-Poly role models for future robots Sometimes it pays to be spineless. Take the caterpillar--it can squirm and...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Cyber Sickness - A Virtual Bummer

Is a trip to the 3-D movies making you sick? With the recent release of blockbusters such as Avatar and How to...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Indian Hand Talk

Historical films, field work reveal more about endangered Native American language James Woodenlegs first learned...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Trading Textbooks for Twitter

These college students are supposed to use their phones in class! "So (class), let's turn to Twitter." Think of it...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Spider Silk

Researchers are spinning spider silk from goats' milk - Spider silk and goat milk--what could possibly be the...

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Jun 12, 2012
Science Nation - Visualization Wall

This 3-D experience even allows students to practice surgical techniques. When data becomes too complex to describe...