As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

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The reporters analyzed 35 years of grants funded by the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, ...

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