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Diving robots find Antarctic seas exhale surprising amounts of carbon dioxide in winter

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Scientists trace atmospheric rise in CO2 during deglaciation to deep Pacific Ocean

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Corals and algae go back further than previously thought, all the way to Jurassic Period

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Diverse symbionts of reef corals have endured since 'age of dinosaurs'

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There and back again: Mantle xenon has a story to tell

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Blocking sunlight to cool Earth won't reduce crop damage from global warming

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Help NSF get to South by Southwest!

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Rain-on-snow flood risk to increase in many mountain regions of the western US, Canada

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Each tropical tree species specializes in getting the nutrients it needs

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Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer

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Mapping blue carbon in mangroves worldwide

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Astronomers blown away by historic stellar blast

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Statement on the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House OSTP

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New study shows some corals might adapt to climate changes

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Scientists draw new connections between climate change and warming oceans

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Greenhouse gases linked to degrading plastic

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Summer monsoon rains benefit underground aquifers of the desert Southwest

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Carbon 'leak' may have warmed the planet for 11,000 years, encouraging human civilization

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UH researchers report new understanding of deep earthquakes

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New model reveals rips in Earth's mantle layer below southern Tibet

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Previously overlooked 'coral ticks' weaken degraded reefs

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New clues to origins of mysterious atmospheric waves in Antarctica

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Research sheds new light on tensions along Cascadia fault

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Size is key in predicting how calcifying organisms will respond to ocean acidification

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Sulfur analysis supports timing of oxygen's appearance

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Cold wave reveals potential benefits of urban heat islands

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Oregon researchers say sea pickles are adapting to the Pacific Northwest

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Scientists fly above wildfires this summer to clarify chemistry of smoke

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Scientists use satellites to measure vital underground water resources

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