National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

Dive into the sea: Summer research and education program in ocean sciences

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Species could hold a cure for melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer

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300-million-year-old fish resembles a sturgeon but took a different evolutionary path

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New director takes helm at National Science Foundation

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New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group

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Researchers study catastrophic disease events in marine mammals

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Bedrock type under forests greatly affects tree growth, species, carbon storage

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Volcanic coal-burning in Siberia led to climate change 252 million years ago

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Statement on NSF Proposal Deadlines

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Patterns in permafrost soils could help climate change models

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Volcanic activity and changes in Earth's mantle were key to rise of atmospheric oxygen

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Nature's 'slow lanes' offer hope for species feeling heat of climate change, other pressures

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Ecohydrologists show environmental damage from loss of fog is observable from outer space

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Expedition to service Ocean Observatories Initiative Pioneer Array

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Climate change could dramatically reduce US snowstorms

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Atmospheric scientists identify cleanest air on Earth in first-of-its-kind study

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A rising tide of marine disease? How parasites respond to a warming world

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Study shows that dry air drives overlooked changes in how plants use water

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A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs' demise

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Scientists find much earlier birth date for Earth's tectonic plates

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Small Arctic coastal waterbodies, with big carbon release

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The most common organism in the oceans harbors a virus in its DNA

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Search-and-rescue algorithm identifies hidden 'traps' in ocean waters

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Airborne science discovers complex geomorphic controls on Bornean forests

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Mississippi Delta marshes in a state of irreversible collapse, study shows

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Spring rains: A surprising source of pollen

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Ocean 'breathability' key to past, future habitat of West Coast marine species

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Research reveals largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth

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Even small disturbances can trigger catastrophic hurricanes, researchers find

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Scientists discover four new species of deep-sea scale worms

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