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Study examines role of deep-sea microbial predators at hydrothermal vents

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Last ice-covered parts of summertime Arctic Ocean vulnerable to climate change

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Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe

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How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish

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Scientists resurrect 'forgotten' genus of marine algae

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Cleaner air has boosted U.S. corn and soybean yields, research shows

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Large-scale wetlands construction seen as effective treatment for farm runoff

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Scientists find that most nitrogen in the Gulf of Mexico comes from coastal waters

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Mountaintop glacier ice disappearing in tropics around the world

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NSF selects Alexandra Isern as assistant director for geosciences

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No northern escape route for Florida's coral reefs

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New models predict fewer lightning-caused ignitions, but larger wildfires by mid-century

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Biodiversity 'hotspots' imperiled along California's streams

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Vegetation growth in Northern Hemisphere stunted by water constraints in warming climate

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Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is ripping apart, speeding up key Antarctic glacier thinning

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Unraveling the mysteries of trace elements in the oceans

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Is Earth's core lopsided? Strange goings-on in our planet's interior

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Surge in nitrogen has turned Sargassum into the world's largest harmful algal bloom

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Which way does the solar wind blow?

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What causes the deep Earth's most mysterious earthquakes?

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The 'grand tour' Atlantic Ocean water takes around the world

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Imaging technique could help identify where landslides are likely

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Earth's vegetation is changing faster today than it has over the last 18,000 years

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Managing global climate change -- and local conditions -- key to coral reefs' survival

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Scientists discover that coral 'winners' may now be losers

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Glaciologists measure, model glacier beds, develop 'slip law' to estimate glacier speeds

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Hidden in African diamonds, a billion-plus years of deep-Earth history

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Northern star coral study findings could help protect tropical corals

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Previously unrecognized tsunami hazard identified in coastal cities

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