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Biological Sciences
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Advances in Male Birth Control, October 1997
An Epidemic in the Serengeti: Dog Virus Kills Lions, July/August 1996
Biodiversity: A Productive Way to Grow (cover), November 1996
Biotic Surveys Program Uncovers Smallest Frog, September 1997
Biotron's Cutaway View Reveals Underside of Life, March 1996
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Bison Help Grasslands Thrive, November/December 1998
Bizarre Life Forms Thrive Beneath Earth's Surface (cover)*, July/August 1997
Cave Dwellers' Survival Skills Are Finally Brought to Light, May 1996
Disease-Resistant Plants Lock onto Pathogens, November 1997
DNA Samples Bank Proposed for Future Investigations, February 1996
Eastern Barrier Islands: Terra Un-Firma*, February 1996
Engineering Sight: Advances in Artificial Retina Development*, July/August 1997
Evolutionary Biology: The History of Life (sidebar), June 1997
Finding Medicines in the Forest: Can Shamans Point the Way? (cover)*, March 1996
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Finding the Cell Doors, December 1997
Footloose on Earth's Invisible Highways: How Migrating Animals Find Their Way (cover)*, September 1996
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Forests and Streams, October 1997
Getting to the Bottom of the Amazon: Researchers and Their Fish Stories (cover), September 1997
Greenland Rocks Tell New Tale of Life on Earth (cover)*, March 1997
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Gypsy Moths Stopped by Fungus, February 1997
High-tech Systems Provide Health Care Savings*, September 1996
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Joining Forces to Track a Seabird, May/June 1998
Life Like You've Never Seen It Before (cover)*, February 1996
Morals: More Than Nice, They're Evolution, January 1997
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Nature's Complex Connections, May/June 1998
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Ocean Algae and Climate Control, November 1997
Pow! Bam! Zap! Pollution Fighters Crowd the Horizon*, January 1998
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Proof Positive: Meteorite Impact and Dinosaurs' Extinction*, May 1997
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Recreating a Species: Evolution Turns Predictable, November 1996
Replacement Parts: Creating Artificial Tissues and Organs*, November 1996
Reproductive Ecology: Stacking the Deck in the Game of Life (cover), January 1996
Research Group Is Cultivating the Family Tree of Plant Life, April 1996
Scientists Unveil Lake Victoria's Secret*, May 1997
Seabirds Give New Meaning to Sibling Rivalry (cover), June 1997
Small Miracles at Nanotechnology Hubs [1996]*, March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
Small Miracles Happen at Nanotechnology Hubs*, February 1996
Snails, Fish, and Gravity Sensors: On a Mission to Find Answers, May/June 1998
Sparrows Make It Onto Charts With Their Own Renditions, April 1996
Swingin' in the Rain: Life in the Forest Treetops (cover), December 1997
Take a Stroll Through The Octopus's Garden*, February 1996
Taking Apart the Body's Clock [1996], March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
Taking Apart the Body's Clock: How Do Molecules Tell Us the Time? (cover)*, December 1996
Tomato Research: Ripe for the Picking, December 1996
Tracking a Killer: Following Cholera With Every Available Means (cover)*, October 1996
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Turning on Flower Power, January 1996
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Were Dinosaurs Blown Away?*, June 1996
Witches' Brew of Weird Bugs, October 1996
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Computer & Information Science & Engineering
3-D Design Software Makes Computer Objects "Real"*, June 1996
A Renaissance in Robotics: Engineers Abandon Human Models [1995], March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
Cancer Detection Goes Digital (cover), May/June 1998
Crash Testing Black Holes: A Colossal Collision*, July/August 1996
Digital Libraries Will Make Information More Accessible, May 1997
Farmers Learn to Manage Crops with High-Tech Precision, July/August 1998
FastLane: The Paperless Grant Management System, March 1997
GOALI: Promoting University-Industry Partnerships*, December 1997
Life Like You've Never Seen It Before (cover)*, February 1996
NSF IN THE NEWS
Magnolia Surfs the Net*, March 1997
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NSF Names New Computer Partnerships, July/August 1997
Recreating the Early Universe (cover)*, May 1996
Replacement Parts: Creating Artificial Tissues and Organs*, November 1996
The Internet: Expanding the Way We Do Science (cover)*, January 1997
Tracking Tornadoes, Nature's Most Powerful Winds (cover)*, February 1997
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Were Dinosaurs Blown Away?*, June 1996
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Education & Human Resources
A Bright Star in Science Education, November 1997
A New Way to Learn: Students Argue About Physics, November 1996
Adaptive Technologies Encourage Independent Learning (cover), November/December 1998
Awards Help Research And Education Harmonize on Campus, June 1997
Bridging the Science Gender Gap: Raising Female Scientists and Engineers, October 1997
EPSCoR, January 1996
Expanding Minds with Informal Education: Creating Engaging Science Outside of the Classroom (cover), April 1997
Hands-on Projects Turn Children into Scientists For a Week, April 1996
NSF IN THE NEWS
How are America's Children Doing?, November 1997
Mentoring in Montana: Teachers Get Early Career Help, February 1997
National Math and Science Scores Improve, July/August 1996
National Science and Technology Week 1997: Webs, Wires, and Waves – April 20-26, April 1997
NSF Helps Two-Year Colleges Train Tomorrow's Technicians [1995], March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
Playing with Our Future High-Tech Toy as Teaching Tools (cover), January 1998
Presidential Award Recognizes Importance of Mentoring, April 1997
Promoting Diversity in the SMET Workforce, April 1997
NSF IN THE NEWS
Science Takes Center Stage: NSF-funded Films Win Nominations and Awards, June 1997
Students Demonstrate Research Skills at Fourth Annual Diversity Conference, March 1996
U.S. Math and Science Curricula Too Broad, February 1997
U.S. Students Earn Average Scores In Global Study, April 1997
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Webs, Wires and Waves: National Science and Technology Week '97, January 1997
Working Toward 50-50 by 2020: Women In Science Take Stock (cover)*, April 1996
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Engineering
An Electronic Nose for Business, NSF, NASA and Others*, October 1996
Engineering Sight: Advances in Artificial Retina Development*, July/August 1997
GOALI: Promoting University-Industry Partnerships*, December 1997
High-tech Systems Provide Health Care Savings*, September 1996
NSF IN THE NEWS
HoloGlobe Exhibit Projects the Big Picture*, February 1997
Joint Venture with Japanese to Further Optics Applications, January 1996
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Lighting Up Dirty Water*, March 1997
New Microwave Tool to the Rescue, July/August 1996
Pow! Bam! Zap! Pollution Fighters Crowd the Horizon*, January 1998
Replacement Parts: Creating Artificial Tissues and Organs*, November 1996
Shake Rattle and Roll! The Science and Engineering Earthquakes (cover), November 1997
Small Miracles at Nanotechnology Hubs [1996]*, March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
Small Miracles Happen at Nanotechnology Hubs*, February 1996
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Geosciences
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A New Fuel From the Ocean Floor, March 1996
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An Island Grows in Hawaii, May 1997
Astronomical Monuments, November/December 1998
Australia Gets Rocked By Seismic Mystery, September 1997
Bizarre Life Forms Thrive Beneath Earth's Surface (cover)*, July/August 1997
Climate Modelers Have ACCE in the Hole, September/October 1998
Climate Played a Role in the American Revolution, December 1997
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Disaster Insurance Coverage Remains Low*, September 1997
Eastern Barrier Islands: Terra Un-Firma*, February 1996
El Nino – From Obscurity to Obsession (cover), July/August 1998
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Establishing SHEBA, January 1998
Footloose on Earth's Invisible Highways: How Migrating Animals Find Their Way (cover)*, September 1996
Grand Canyon Rocks Reveal Continent's Past, July/August 1998
Greenland Rocks Tell New Tale of Life on Earth (cover)*, March 1997
Harmful Algal Blooms: Back to Basics, September/October 1998
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HoloGlobe Exhibit Projects the Big Picture*, February 1997
Iron Key Unlocks Ocean Ecosystems, September/October 1998
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Lighting Up Dirty Water*, March 1997
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Listening to the Sun, January 1996
Minerals Behave Differently at High Pressures, January 1998
Mysteries of the Inner Earth, March 1997
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Proof Positive: Meteorite Impact and Dinosaurs' Extinction*, May 1997
Rare Coral Reveals Powerful Compound, November/December 1998
Scientists Unveil Lake Victoria's Secret*, May 1997
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Smarter Than the Average Load-Bearing Structure, July/August 1998
Solar Storms Disruptions: More Are on the Way*, September 1996
Take a Stroll Through The Octopus's Garden*, February 1996
The End of the World: More Proof of Dinosaurs' Demise, October 1997
Tracking a Killer: Following Cholera With Every Available Means (cover)*, October 1996
Tracking Tornadoes, Nature's Most Powerful Winds (cover)*, February 1997
Tracking Tornadoes, Nature's Most Powerful Winds [1997], March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
Under the Sea: Exotic New Landscapes, December 1996
Underwater Eruptions Challenge Researchers, September/October 1998
NSF IN THE NEWS
Unusual Rock Upsets Geology Theory, December 1996
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Mathematical & Physical Sciences
3-D Design Software Makes Computer Objects "Real"*, June 1996
An Electronic Nose for Business, NSF, NASA and Others*, October 1996
Catching the Wavelet: Mathematical Tool Revolutionizes Data Analysis, September 1997
Crash Testing Black Holes: A Colossal Collision*, July/August 1996
NSF IN THE NEWS
Creating a Fair World Through Math, December 1996
Nobel Laureates Used NSF Funds for Winning Research*, February 1997
NSF Joins European Physics Project, July/August 1996
Recreating the Early Universe (cover)*, May 1996
Small Miracles Happen at Nanotechnology Hubs*, February 1996
Solar Storms Disruptions: More Are on the Way*, September 1996
Sounding Out the Sun's Interior, June 1997
NSF IN THE NEWS
Star Wars Telescope Used for Solar Study*, June 1996
The Internet: Expanding the Way We Do Science (cover)*, January 1997
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Polar Programs
Antarctic Research: It's Cool! (cover), May 1997
North of Norway: A Natural Lab, May/June 1998
Science Improves When Archaeologists Work With Locals, January 1997
NSF IN THE NEWS
Star Wars Telescope Used for Solar Study*, June 1996
Study Pulls the Plug on Arctic's Carbon Sink, July/August 1997
Study Pulls the Plug on Arctic's Carbon Sink [1997], March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
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Social, Behavioral, and Economical Sciences
Changing Numbers in Academic Employment of Scientists and Engineers, November/December 1998
Controlling Dangers: The Truth About Risk Assessment, June 1996
Decline in Number of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers, November 1997
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Disaster Insurance Coverage Remains Low*, September 1997
Early Data Show Decline in 1995 R&D Spending, January 1996
Federally Financed Academic R&D Expenditures Hold Firm, May/June 1998
Finding Medicines in the Forest: Can Shamans Point the Way? (cover)*, March 1996
Foreign-Born Scientist and Engineers Fuel U.S. R & D, March 1996
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Gender Gap Theory Collapses Under Scrutiny, January 1997
Has the Jury Decided? What Juries Use to Make Up Their Minds (cover), October 1997
Japan Plans to double Research and Development Budget, October 1997
Laboratory Construction Slows, June 1997
Minority Students Make Gains in Science and Engineering, July/August 1997
Non-U.S. Citizens Earn 40% of S&E Doctorates in 1995, January 1997
One Species: One Language: The Universal Nature of Human Languages (cover), July/August 1996
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Poor Children Fare Worse in America, March 1996
Poverty No Longer Sets Appalachia Apart, July/August 1996
Preliminary Report: R&D Spending Fell in FY 1996, October 1996
R&D Booms in Western Europe, March 1997
R&D Outpaces Inflation at Colleges and Universities, June 1996
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Recovering from Disasters, January 1998
Research and Tuition Hikes Not Connected, December 1997
S&E Degree Recipients Earn More Than Others, February 1996
S&E Graduate Students: More Women Enroll, November 1996
Science and Engineering Graduate Enrollment Drops, May 1997
Science and Engineering Indicators 96: Trends in Science and Technology, September 1996
Second-Generation Americans Less Driven Than New Arrivals, May 1996
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Six States Account for Half of Nation's R&D, July/August 1998
Study Helps Define Innovators and R&D Performers, December 1996
Taking a Look at National Patterns, September 1997
Taking Apart the Body's Clock: How Do Molecules Tell Us the Time? (cover)*, December 1996
The Internet: Expanding the Way We Do Science (cover)*, January 1997
The Mind's Eye: Finding Truth in Illusion (cover), June 1996
U.S. Research & Development Concentrated in a Few States, April 1996
Unemployment Rates Show Gender Equality, January 1998
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Other (including Science & Engineering Sciences)
Bayer/NSF Awards Encourage Science-in-Action, July/August 1998
Computer Interface Helps Deaf-Blind Community (sidebar), November/December 1998
Congressional Update: NSF Budget Status, September 1996
Core on Deck: Drilling into Earth's Past, Present, and Future, September/October 1998
Finding Medicines in the Forest: Can Shamans Point the Way? (cover)*, March 1996
Frontiers Wins Awards, April 1996
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Magnolia Surfs the Net*, March 1997
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Mt Everest: A Visual Journey to the Top, July/August 1998
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NSF to Adopt New Merit Review Criteria, July/August 1997
On the Appointment of The Acting Deputy Director: Letter from Neal Lane, October 1996
On the Lookout for Debris (Sidebar), February 1997
Partnership in Service to Society: 1994-1995 Annual Report, July/August 1996
NSF IN THE NEWS
President Signs into Law NSF Budget for 1997, November 1996
Science and the American Dream: Healthy or History (Neal Lane), May 1996
SRS [Highlights of important SRS research results from 1995-1997], March/April 1998 - The best of Frontiers 1995 - 1997
States Use NSF Seed Money to Build Research Capacity, January 1996
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Thank You for Your Responses: Frontiers Readership Survey Yields Compliments and Insights, December 1997
The Year of the Ocean, September/October 1998
Working Toward 50-50 by 2020: Women In Science Take Stock (cover)*, April 1996
 

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