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Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier Named Acting National Science Foundation Director

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Co-occurring contaminants may increase North Carolina groundwater risks

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Hidden source of carbon found on the Arctic coast

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'Sushi parasites' have increased 283-fold in past 40 years

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California's air quality regulations help farmers prosper

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The life and death of one of America's most mysterious trees

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Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia

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Microbes far beneath the seafloor rely on carbon recycling to survive

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Earth's mantle, not its core, may have generated planet's early magnetic field

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Study reveals rapid sea level rise in 18th century along U.S. Atlantic coast

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How will billions of marine microbes adapt to climate change? A new study investigates

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Recovering phosphorus from corn ethanol production helps reduce groundwater pollution

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Sinking seamounts make and muffle earthquakes

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Scientists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust

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How did marine animals become so diverse?

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NSF Earth Sciences Express Update - Winter 2020

Reducing nutrient pollution helps corals resist bleaching

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Warming Climate unlikely to cause major methane release

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Scientists demonstrate that cloud seeding can generate snowfall

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Researchers find new reason why Arctic is warming so fast

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Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests, shape Florida Everglades

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Algae team rosters could help ID 'super corals'

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Corals in murky waters less affected by temperature stress

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Sediment loading is key to predicting post-wildfire debris flows

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Sinking of Zealandia, Earth's hidden continent, linked to forging of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire'

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National Science Foundation presents FY 2021 budget request

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Driven by Earth's orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration

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Robotic underwater vehicle snaps first images of seafloor beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier

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Aerosols have an outsized impact on extreme weather

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NSF selects 7 winners from its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition

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