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Study: Sunlight and the right microbes convert Arctic carbon into carbon dioxide

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Ancient plankton-like microfossils span 2 continents

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Decomposing leaves are a surprising source of greenhouse gases

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Researchers discover dust plays prominent role in nutrients of mountain forest ecoystems

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Asian dust providing key nutrients for California's giant sequoias

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Study: Dust helps regulate Sierra Nevada ecosystems

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UT study cracks coldest case: How the most famous human ancestor died

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ASU scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria

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Historic 2013 Colorado Front Range storm accomplished up to 1,000 years of erosion

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New detector sniffs out origins of methane

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New contaminants found in oil and gas wastewater

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Ancient, hydrogen-rich waters discovered deep underground at locations around the world

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New tracers can identify frack fluids in the environment

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Contaminated water in two states linked to faulty shale gas wells

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Gas leaks from faulty wells linked to contamination in some groundwater

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Stanford-led study assesses the environmental costs and benefits of fracking

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T. Rex times seven: New dinosaur species is discovered in Argentina

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Drexel team unveils Dreadnoughtus: A gigantic, exceptionally complete sauropod dinosaur

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Study uncovers spectrum of fate for weathered oil

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Mineral magic? Common mineral capable of making and breaking bonds

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Today's Antarctic region once as hot as California, Florida

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Ancient minerals: Which gave rise to life?

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Researchers quantify toxic ocean conditions during major extinction 93.9 million years ago

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Mercury levels in Pacific fish likely to rise in coming decades

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Study Identifies Deepwater Horizon Debris As Likely Source of Gulf of Mexico Oil Sheens

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Mineral Diversity Clue to Early Earth Chemistry

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Oxygen's Ups and Downs in the Early Atmosphere and Ocean

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Large Bacterial Population Colonized Land 2.75 Billion Years Ago

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To Clean Up the Mine, Let Fungus Reproduce

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