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NSF international MULTIPLIER program completes first expedition

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New technology improves CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes, other species

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Corals and algae go back further than previously thought, all the way to Jurassic Period

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Diverse symbionts of reef corals have endured since 'age of dinosaurs'

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Hotter temperatures extend growing season for peatland plants

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Help NSF get to South by Southwest!

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Top-performing soil microbes could be key to sustainable agriculture

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Tropical forest seeds use three strategies to survive

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Study challenges evolution of how humans acquired language

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Genomic study ties insect evolution to the ability to detect airborne odors

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Statement on the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House OSTP

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Study: In darters, male competition drives evolution of flashy fins, bodies

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BioBits: New biology kits for a new generation of kids

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Yeast still grow -- but can't always breed -- with their 16 chromosomes fused into two

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Monsoon rains found to be beneficial to underground aquifers

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Greenhouse gases linked to degrading plastic

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Inexpensive biology kits offer hands-on experience with DNA

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A soft, on-the-fly solution to a hard, underwater problem

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Summer monsoon rains benefit underground aquifers of the desert Southwest

Discovery

Researchers predict distribution of rat lungworm, now and into future

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Flies meet gruesome end under influence of puppeteer fungus

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NSF awards $6.4 million grant to Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research drylands site

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Gut bacteria byproduct protects against Salmonella, Stanford study finds

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Tropical treetops are warming, putting sensitive species at risk

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Soundwave-surfing droplets leave no traces behind

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Leggy lizards don't survive the storm

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Diabetic-level glucose spikes seen in healthy people, Stanford study finds

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Rise of the grasshoppers: New analysis redraws evolutionary tree for major insect family

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Bacterial armor could be a new target for antibiotics

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