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Study reveals changing patterns in globally important algae

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When human expertise improves the work of machines

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Genetic redundancy aids competition among symbiotic bacteria in squid

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Facial recognition technique could improve hail forecasts

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Earth's last magnetic field reversal took far longer than once thought

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Scientists discover key factors in how some algae harness solar energy

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Data assimilation method offers improved hurricane forecasting

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Scent brings songbirds to the yard

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Smartphone apps may connect to vulnerable backend cloud servers

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Installing solar panels on agricultural lands maximizes their efficiency

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A torque on conventional magnetic wisdom

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Reverse-engineering the fireworks of life

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Depleted seamounts near Hawaii recovering after decades of protection

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Blue sharks use ocean eddies as fast-tracks to food

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Mega-cloud from Canadian wildfires will help model impacts of nuclear war

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More than 100 years of Arctic sea ice volume reconstructed from ships' logbooks

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Despite temperature shifts, treehoppers manage to mate

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Mercury levels in fish are on the rise

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Researchers study birds to improve how robots land

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Pre-life building blocks spontaneously align in evolutionary experiment

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Guacamole lovers, rejoice! The avocado genome has been sequenced

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NSF awards $250 million to early career researchers

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Where to fish? In times of uncertainty, experienced fishing boat captains may fare better

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Researchers develop technology to harness energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater

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Previously unknown mechanism causes increased forest water use

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Help NSF get to South by Southwest

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Engineering improvements to deep brain stimulation

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Study considers sensory impacts of environmental change on ocean species

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A good first step toward nontoxic solar cells

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