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October 20, 2017

Discovering the cosmic mines of heavy elements

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October 11, 2017

After the 2016 El Niņo, coral reefs in Moorea are thriving -- why?

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October 5, 2017

Cometh the devil weed. What's the best way to slay it?

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September 6, 2017

Scientists brave Hurricane Harvey's fierce winds and pelting rain -- Irma is next

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August 25, 2017

Luminescent ocean drifters hold keys to deep-sea animal adaptations

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August 18, 2017

New research detects Alzheimer's disease markers in nonhuman primates

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August 8, 2017

'Rules of Life' outlines path to predicting phenotype

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July 26, 2017

Sharks: Meet the seagrass protectors

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July 24, 2017

Is the coast clear? Not in many beachfront areas

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July 20, 2017

Researchers discover how wildfires create their own weather

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July 14, 2017

The Rhythms of Sign Language

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July 11, 2017

Can an ancient ocean shoreline set the stage for a tropical forest of today?

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June 29, 2017

Video: Biologist Sean B. Carroll on ecosystem resilience

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June 27, 2017

Q&A: Robert Hazen on studying 'deep carbon'

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June 21, 2017

Study reveals America's most flood-vulnerable communities

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June 21, 2017

Light-scattering tool peers into pancreas to find cancer

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June 20, 2017

Corn better used as food than biofuel, study finds

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June 8, 2017

World Oceans Day: How do snook survive cold spells in Everglades waters? By heading for the depths

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June 6, 2017

World Oceans Day: Marine diseases hidden beneath the waves incur high economic, ecological costs

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June 2, 2017

World Environment Day: What does the future hold for Earth's ecosystems?

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May 30, 2017

How did dinosaurs 'proto fly'? Possibly like this

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May 12, 2017

How NSF honors America's educators

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May 11, 2017

7 ways to help your kids with math homework

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May 8, 2017

After the Lecture: 'Skin sensor' researcher Zhenan Bao

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May 1, 2017

What will El Niņo be like in the future? For answers, scientists look to the past

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April 27, 2017

Neuroscience outside the laboratory

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April 12, 2017

Atmospheric scientists wrap up winter cloud-seeding project in southwestern Idaho

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April 3, 2017

Infectious disease transmission in fish, mammals, other animals has implications for humans

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April 3, 2017

When human illness increases in natural resource-dependent areas, the environment suffers

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