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Deep biosphere beneath the seafloor explored at American Geophysical Union fall meeting

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Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting

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NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting

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Traffic noise stresses out frogs, but some have adapted

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Hungry ticks work harder to find you

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Among birds-of-paradise, good looks are not enough to win a mate

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Researchers discover a new gear in life's clock: Vitamin D

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Princeton geneticist solves long-standing finch beak mystery

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Study reveals importance of 'cryptic connections' in disease transmission

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Researchers discover how 'cryptic' connections in disease transmission influence epidemics

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Rare and diverse giant viruses unexpectedly found in a forest soil ecosystem

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As climate and land-use change accelerate, so must efforts to preserve California's plants

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Scientists produce 3D chemical maps of single bacteria

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Drop your weapons!

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New maps hint at how electric fish got their big brains

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'Scaring' soybeans into defensive mode yields better plants a generation later

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Escape responses of coral reef fish obey simple behavioral rules

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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases

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Today's budding yeasts shed traits from their 400-million-year-old ancestor

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Yellowstone streams recovering thanks to wolf reintroduction

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Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80 percent since 2005

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Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?

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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

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Biodiversity draws the ecotourism crowd

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Goldilocks and the optimal mating distance: Neither too small nor too large but just right

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New UMBC research suggests need to rethink goals of global reforestation efforts

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Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh

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Study reveals why tropical mountains are so biodiverse

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Organisms with small genomes, cells found thriving in hot soils

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