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Early-season hurricanes result in greater transmission of mosquito-borne infectious disease

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Virus genes help determine if pea aphids get wings

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Scientists solve long-standing mystery: Why atmospheric carbon dioxide was lower during ice ages

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California Institute of Technology Commencement

Speech by the Director

Community impacts from extreme weather can shape climate beliefs

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Engineers create a simple test that can measure stress

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Stable, strongly magnetized plasma jet created in laboratory

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Carbon hides in sediment, keeping oxygen in atmosphere

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Deep-ocean vents fuel massive phytoplankton blooms

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Dust in the wind: North Pacific Ocean fertilized by iron in Asian dust

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Data from robotic drifters explain mysterious holes in Antarctic sea ice

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Discovery sheds light on next-generation solar cell technologies

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NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)

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To find out how invading predators change an ecosystem, watch their prey

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Study shakes up sloth family tree

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Combination of water scarcity and demand puts world’s river basins at risk

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Professional news media invited to apply to visit jointly funded US and UK research on Antarctic Thwaites Glacier

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Surprising enzymes discovered in giant ocean viruses

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Striped maple trees often change mating types, with females more likely to die

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Breakthrough in predicting dengue fever outbreaks

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Study uncovers surprising melting patterns beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf

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Statement on NSF and SpaceX Radio Spectrum Coordination Agreement

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New findings reveal how microbiome is disrupted during disease flare-ups

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Origami rose inspires a new way to collect and purify water

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Native plant species may be at greater risk from climate change than non-natives

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NSF Prize Competitions

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'Ghost forests' show visible results of changes in climate

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Study of northern Alaska could rewrite Arctic history

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Crowds and social gatherings can facilitate disease transmission

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