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Ancient Saharan seaway illustrates how Earth’s climate and creatures can undergo extreme change
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Does limited underground water storage make plants less susceptible to drought?
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Combination of water scarcity and demand puts world’s river basins at risk
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Six million years ago, atmospheric shifts led to increased diversity of grassland mammals
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Scientists identify almost 2 million previously 'hidden' earthquakes
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Scientists take cues from Jules Verne to study life at the 'center of the Earth'
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In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction
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UW researcher contributes to study showing arctic warming contributes to drought
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Fossil barnacles, the original GPS, help track ancient whale migrations
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Citizen science programs provide valuable data on intermittent rivers in Southwestern US
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World Water Day: Citizen scientists provide valuable information on intermittent rivers
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Alpine tundra releases long-frozen CO2 to the atmosphere, exacerbating climate warming
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MSU team discovers 'incredibly' diverse microbial community high in Yellowstone
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Nitrogen-fixing trees 'eat' rocks, play pivotal role in forest health
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Asteroid or volcanoes? Apportioning blame for dinosaur extinction
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20-million-year-old tusked sea cow is Central America's oldest marine mammal
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Massive Bolivian earthquake reveals mountains 660 kilometers below our feet
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