National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

The flip side of a reef: Coral, seaweed -- or both?

Discovery

Study shows unusual microbes hold clues to early life

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Researchers help define Southern Ocean's geological features

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Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms

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Hurricanes in 2017 did not greatly damage corals, but reefs were already in trouble

Discovery

West Antarctica ocean drilling expedition will reveal climate history in region with significant ice loss

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Waters west of Europe drive ocean overturning circulation, key for regulating climate

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Study of brine discharge from desalination plant finds good news and bad news

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Waters west of Europe drive ocean overturning, key for regulating climate

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Once-abundant sea stars imperiled by disease along West Coast

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Earth's continental nurseries discovered beneath mountains

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Building a better weapon against harmful algal blooms

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Coral larvae use sound to find a home on the reef

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Indian Ocean may be more disruptive to tropical climate than previously believed

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Research unlocks secrets of iron storage in algae

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Live from the ocean research vessel Atlantis

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Biggest extinction in Earth's history caused by global warming leaving ocean animals gasping for breath

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Deep biosphere beneath the seafloor explored at American Geophysical Union fall meeting

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Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting

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Threatened tropical coral reefs form complex, ancient associations with bacteria

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Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too

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Corals and their microbiomes evolved together, new research shows

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'True polar wander' may have caused ice age

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Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior

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Dry conditions may have helped a new type of plant gain a foothold on Earth

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Climate change likely caused migration, demise of ancient Indus Valley civilization

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Study tracks severe bleaching events on a Pacific coral reef over past century

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Construction begins on research ship funded by NSF, operated by Oregon State University

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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

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Oceanographers produce first-ever images of entire cod shoals

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