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Vegan and traditional kimchi have same microbes, study finds

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Laser frequency combs may be the future of Wi-Fi

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Ultrafast compression offers new way to get macromolecules into cells

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Projectile cannon experiments show how asteroids can deliver water

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Remote-control shoots laser at nano-gold to turn on cancer-killing immune cells

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Improving public engagement with science museums

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Circumbinary castaways: Short-period binary systems can eject orbiting worlds

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2018 Community College Innovation Challenge finalists announced

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To shore up beaches, just add sand?

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New technique more accurately reflects ponds on Arctic sea ice

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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Caltech scientists breed bacteria that make tiny high-energy carbon rings

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ASU online science course brings to life a new way of teaching

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NSF announces Graduate Research Fellowships for 2018

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New algorithm enables data integration at single-cell resolution

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Butterflies of the soul

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New study in oxygen-deprived Black Sea provides insights on future carbon budget

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Experience hands-on science and meet NSF-supported researchers at USA Science and Engineering Festival

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Lesson learned? Massive study finds lectures still dominate STEM education

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A new way to find better battery materials

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Smart cities and communities conference features NSF-funded researchers working with local community partners

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Researchers examine role of fluid flow in ovarian cancer progression

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Sulfur amino acid restriction diet triggers new blood vessel formation in mice

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Insects could help us find new yeasts for big business

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Rain or snow? Humidity, location can make all the difference, new map shows

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Columbia scientists locate nerve cells that enable fruit flies to escape danger

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Soot transported from elsewhere in world contributes little to melting of some Antarctic glaciers

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Scientists map the portal to the cell's nucleus

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Researchers create 3-D structure of the nuclear pore complex

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