National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Research helps farmers pinpoint high-and low-yield fields, leads to better use of fertilizer

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Dance of the microbes: Bacteria living near coral reefs change in synchrony across distances

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Ancient lakes: eyes into the past, and the future

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Lake Erie's toxic algae blooms: Why is the water turning green?

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Want to increase local employment? Conserve the land, scientists say

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Tracking a supercell thunderstorm across the Great Plains

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Scientists take cues from Jules Verne to study life at the 'center of the Earth'

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Scientists set sail on expedition to investigate 'Iceberg Alley' off Antarctica

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World Water Day: Citizen scientists provide valuable information on intermittent rivers

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Understanding how the brain makes sense of sound

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Phoenix is losing birds, but homeowners' plants offer habitat for avian desert-dwellers

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Marine organisms in Southern Ocean will face shallower zone for life

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When coral reefs change, researchers and local fishing communities see different results

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World's forests increasingly taking up more carbon

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New dinosaur with heart-shaped tail offers clues to evolution of Africa's ecosystems

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The flip side of a reef: Coral, seaweed -- or both?

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Hurricanes in 2017 did not greatly damage corals, but reefs were already in trouble

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Upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbor turbines

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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases

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Deficits in executive functions predict longer term difficulties in STEM

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Increasing frequency of ocean storms alters kelp forest ecosystems

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Tales from the crypt: Life after death in a graveyard

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Domestic violence interventions: Thoughts on what works to address this costly crime

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Intimate-partner domestic violence in the US: costs, consequences, causes and possible solutions

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Record-setting scientist calls South Pole an ‘absolutely amazing place’

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Mysterious kidney disease on the rise in South Asia

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Evacuation decision-making: How people make choices in disasters

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The importance of community networks to disaster resilience

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Better coordination networks to strengthen interdependent infrastructure resilience

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Flooding by design: planning, development, and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston

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