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Plant gene discovery could help reduce fertilizer pollution in waterways

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From tropical to boreal ecosystems, temperature drives functioning

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Kilauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawaii Island

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Oak trees in Southern U.S. cities are natural urban air filters

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Pancreas on a chip

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Vintage film shows that Thwaites Glacier ice shelf has melted faster than previously observed

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New insights into genetic basis of bird migration

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NSF-funded leadership-class computing center boosts U.S. science with largest academic supercomputer in the world

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Climate change, coastal development lead to nearshore coral declines

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3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry

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Blinking eye-on-a-chip used for disease modeling and drug testing

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Promising new solar-powered path to hydrogen fuel production

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Technique uses magnets, light to control and reconfigure soft robots

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New tools minimize risks in shared, augmented-reality environments

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New way for bridges to withstand earthquakes: support column design

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Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave

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Environmental change is triggering an identity switch in grasslands

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Virtual 'UniverseMachine' sheds light on galaxy evolution

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Study reveals changing patterns in globally important algae

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When human expertise improves the work of machines

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Genetic redundancy aids competition among symbiotic bacteria in squid

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Facial recognition technique could improve hail forecasts

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Earth's last magnetic field reversal took far longer than once thought

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Scientists discover key factors in how some algae harness solar energy

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Data assimilation method offers improved hurricane forecasting

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Scent brings songbirds to the yard

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Smartphone apps may connect to vulnerable backend cloud servers

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Installing solar panels on agricultural lands maximizes their efficiency

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A torque on conventional magnetic wisdom

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Reverse-engineering the fireworks of life

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