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Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests, shape Florida Everglades

Research News

New algorithms improve prosthetics for upper limb amputees

Research News

One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years

Research News

Algae team rosters could help ID 'super corals'

Research News

Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise

Research News

The curious case of the disappearing snakes

Research News

Corals in murky waters less affected by temperature stress

Research News

Chemistry technique acts as 'warp drive' for creating better synthetic molecules for medicine

Research News

Love basmati rice? Scientists have now sequenced its genome

Research News

Scientists discover how cyanobacteria thrive in low light

Research News

Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar-powered

Research News

Researchers report progress on molecular data storage system

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Sediment loading is key to predicting post-wildfire debris flows

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Sinking of Zealandia, Earth's hidden continent, linked to forging of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'

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Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food, help others

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National Science Foundation presents FY 2021 budget request

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Researchers learn how the cancer-causing stomach bacterium Helicobacter maintains its shape

Research News

Scientists discover protein that lulls algae to 'sleep'

Research News

'Wristwatch' monitors body chemistry to boost athletic performance, prevent injury

Research News

Beating the heat in the living wings of butterflies

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Driven by Earth's orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration

Research News

Everglades 'remembers' severe weather

Research News

Weather radar records drastic drop in mayfly populations

Research News

Robotic underwater vehicle snaps first images of seafloor beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

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Aerosols have an outsized impact on extreme weather

Research News

Study reveals evolutionary clues to honeybees' social complexity

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NSF selects 7 winners from its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition

News Release

Chromatin organizes into 3D 'forests' in single cells

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