National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

To forecast winter rainfall in Los Angeles, look to New Zealand in the summer

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Much of East Antarctica remained frozen during past 8 million years

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Largest ice sheet on Earth was stable throughout last warm period

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

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Hurricanes lead to resilience: Good news follows bad for Puerto Rico's tropical forests

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New NSF special report released ahead of World Oceans Day: Catch a Wave! The Science of Summer

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Catch a Wave! The Science of Summer

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Scientists find pre-earthquake activity in central Alaska

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Researchers find new way to estimate magma beneath Yellowstone supervolcano

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Thank the moon for Earth's lengthening day

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Seismometer readings could offer debris flow early warning

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Flow in the asthenosphere drags tectonic plates along

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Dusty rainfall records reveal new understanding of Earth's long-term climate

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Land rising above the sea 2.4 billion years ago transformed Earth’s life, climate

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Study finds no evidence of natural gas from fracking in Ohio drinking water

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Pollution-related disease presents global environmental challenge

Discovery

Measuring snow persistence can help predict streamflow

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Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests

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Unprecedented wave of large mammal extinctions linked to ancient humans

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Oregon scientists decipher the magma bodies under Yellowstone

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Studying oxygen, scientists discover clues to recovery from mass extinction

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Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but more slowly than shoreline is lost

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Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, Tulane study says

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Smithsonian scientists and collaborators demonstrate new driver of extinction

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Where's the greatest risk of a mosquito bite in Baltimore? A surprising answer

Discovery

New source of global nitrogen discovered: Earth’s bedrock

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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New source of global nitrogen discovered

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New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920

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