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Rules of life: From a pond to the beyond

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Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests, shape Florida Everglades

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National Science Foundation presents FY 2021 budget request

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

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Scientists improve understanding of Mount St. Helens eruption recovery

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Study weighs deep-sea mining's impact on microbes

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Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood disease outbreaks in Botswana

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Thawing permafrost affects Alaska's land-to-ocean river flows

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How many parasites can a bird carry?

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Microbes reflect the health of coral reefs

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Forest fragmentation hits wildlife hardest in the tropics

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Warming at the poles will have global consequences

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Justinianic plague not a landmark pandemic?

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Nearly 40% of plant species are very rare, and vulnerable to climate change

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Plant biodiversity struggles to return in wake of agricultural abandonment

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Grid reliability under climate change may require more power generation capacity

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Environmental change in Africa: Will it lead to a drying Lake Victoria?

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Piedmont region drinking wells exceed North Carolina's hexavalent chromium standards

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Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions

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Urban development reduces flash flooding chances in the arid West

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Harvesting genes to improve watermelons

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Galapagos sea life study highlights importance of biodiversity in the face of climate change

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Study uncovers magnetic memory of European glass eels

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Research reveals harmful algal blooms' daily cycles

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Structural complexity in forests improves carbon capture

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Dual approach to saving sinking cities, bleaching corals

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Coastal birds can weather the storm, but not the sea

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New study finds U.S. and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in past 50 years

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Scientists project northward expansion of Valley fever by end of 21st century

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Solutions to urban heat differ between tropical and drier climes

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