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Number of doctorates awarded by US institutions in 2017 declined slightly

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After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests

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Celebrating 2018 Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold

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Live from the ocean research vessel Atlantis

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Expeditions in Computing: 10 years transforming science and society

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NSF, NASA announce commitments to support White House strategic plan on STEM education

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Higher education research and development expenditures increased 4.7 percent from FY2016 to FY2017

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Deep biosphere beneath the seafloor explored at American Geophysical Union fall meeting

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Clemson scientists measure all of the starlight ever produced by the observable universe

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Oldest-known ancestor of modern primates may have come from North America, not Asia

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Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting

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NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting

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North American checklist identifies the fungus among us

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Genetic mutation drives tumor regression in Tasmanian Devils

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Easy to use 3D bioprinting technique creates lifelike tissues from natural materials

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Faster-charging, safer batteries

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Light-activated, single-ion catalyst breaks down carbon dioxide

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Emotional suppression has negative outcomes on children

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When storing memories, brain prioritizes those experiences that are most rewarding

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Upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbor turbines

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Researchers create new 'smart' material with potential biomedical, environmental uses

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Electronic glove gives robots a sense of touch

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Researchers find simple way to massively improve crop loss simulations

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Traffic noise stresses out frogs, but some have adapted

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Exoplanet stepping stones

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Hungry ticks work harder to find you

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Meta-surface corrects for chromatic aberrations across all kinds of lenses

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Among birds-of-paradise, good looks are not enough to win a mate

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Researchers stop 'sneaky' cancer cells in their tracks

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