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After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests

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Frog sex in the city

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Live from the ocean research vessel Atlantis

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NSF, NASA announce commitments to support White House strategic plan on STEM education

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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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NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting

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North American checklist identifies the fungus among us

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Genetic mutation drives tumor regression in Tasmanian Devils

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Traffic noise stresses out frogs, but some have adapted

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Hungry ticks work harder to find you

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Among birds-of-paradise, good looks are not enough to win a mate

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Researchers discover a new gear in life's clock: Vitamin D

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Princeton geneticist solves long-standing finch beak mystery

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Study reveals importance of 'cryptic connections' in disease transmission

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Researchers discover how 'cryptic' connections in disease transmission influence epidemics

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Rare and diverse giant viruses unexpectedly found in a forest soil ecosystem

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As climate and land-use change accelerate, so must efforts to preserve California's plants

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Scientists produce 3D chemical maps of single bacteria

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Drop your weapons!

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New maps hint at how electric fish got their big brains

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NSF Prize Competitions

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'Scaring' soybeans into defensive mode yields better plants a generation later

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Escape responses of coral reef fish obey simple behavioral rules

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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases

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Today's budding yeasts shed traits from their 400-million-year-old ancestor

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Yellowstone streams recovering thanks to wolf reintroduction

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Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80 percent since 2005

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Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?

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