National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences

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NSF awards $14.7 million for research to deepen understanding of Earth’s biodiversity

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NSF awards $13 million for research on how humans, environment interact

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Scientists track the brain-skull transition from dinosaurs to birds

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Forest regeneration experiment of 30 years yields results

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Periodic table of ecological niches could aid in predicting effects of climate change

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Scientists discover spring-loaded mechanism in unusual species of trap-jaw ant

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Expanding tropical forest spells disaster for conservation

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Scientists reveal how these ants snap their jaws shut in the blink of an eye

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Century-old seal pelts reveal changes in Ross Sea ecosystem

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UMass Amherst study of bee health finds no natural medicine in once-promising compound

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Luminescent ocean drifters hold keys to deep-sea animal adaptations

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Long-term study aims to understand prairie ecology after farmland is forsaken

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Climate change projected to significantly increase harmful algal blooms in US freshwaters

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Researchers find a new bacterium that helps turn water into ice

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10 new awards support ecological research at regional to continental scales

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Extinction mystery solved? Evidence suggests humans played a role in monkey's demise in Jamaica

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What's killing trees during droughts? Scientists have new answers.

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Marine reserves a solution to bycatch problem in oceans

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Scientists link biodiversity genomics with museum wisdom through new public database

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Lizard blizzard survivors tell story of natural selection

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Into a competitive world, guppies are born not just bigger, but more mature

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Projected precipitation increases are bad news for water quality

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DNA links male, female butterfly thought to be distinct species

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Sharks: Meet the seagrass protectors

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Is the coast clear? Not in many beachfront areas

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A common underlying genetic basis for social behavior in dogs and humans

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Why are dogs such doting companions? It's in their genes

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Researchers make improbable discovery of deep-sea coral reefs in "hostile" Pacific Ocean depths

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