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Out of sync: Ecologists report that climate change is affecting bee, plant life cycles

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Climate change projected to increase seasonal East African rainfall

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Nanocrystals from waste of recycled wood make carbon-fiber composites tougher

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Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human-driven source of sulfur in the environment

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New framework for evaluating snow droughts around the world

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More carbon in the oceans can lead to smaller fish

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Why it's important to save parasites

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In a warming world, New England's trees are storing more carbon

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Changing seawater hints at future for adhesives from ocean species

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Climate intervention offers some crop benefits, but abruptly ending it may backfire

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Burrowing crabs reshaping salt marshes

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Warming reduces trees' ability to slow climate change

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New director takes helm at National Science Foundation

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Climate change could dramatically reduce US snowstorms

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Study shows that dry air drives overlooked changes in how plants use water

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Climate-driven megadrought is emerging in western US, study finds

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Changes in snowmelt threaten farmers in western United States

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Earth's atmosphere far dustier than previously believed

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10 years later: What did scientists learn from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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Elephants reverse the cattle-caused depletion of soil carbon and nutrient pools

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Stream pollution from mountaintop mining doesn’t stay put in the water

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Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier Named Acting National Science Foundation Director

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Co-occurring contaminants may increase North Carolina groundwater risks

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Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers via biological nitrogen fixation

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Hidden source of carbon found on the Arctic coast

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California's air quality regulations help farmers prosper

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The life and death of one of America's most mysterious trees

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Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia

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How will billions of marine microbes adapt to climate change? A new study investigates

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Recovering phosphorus from corn ethanol production helps reduce groundwater pollution

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