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Reducing reliance on nitrogen fertilizers via biological nitrogen fixation

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When it comes to climate, plants and animals aren't so different

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New technique has potential to protect fruit from citrus greening

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Graphene underpins a new platform to selectively ID deadly strains of bacteria

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Striking 20-year grasshopper declines tied to quality of prairie grasses

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How plants tune their greenness to light quality

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Birds of a feather not better together

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Scientists create model to predict multi-pathogen epidemics

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How will billions of marine microbes adapt to climate change? A new study investigates

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Recovering phosphorus from corn ethanol production helps reduce groundwater pollution

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Not falling far from the tree: Ecologists study seed-to-seedling transition

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Parasitic worms have armies, produce more soldiers when needed

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Decarbonizing your ride for a more stable climate

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Rules of life: From a pond to the beyond

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Hurricanes fertilize mangrove forests, shape Florida Everglades

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One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years

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Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise

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The curious case of the disappearing snakes

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Love basmati rice? Scientists have now sequenced its genome

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Scientists discover how cyanobacteria thrive in low light

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Scientists discover protein that lulls algae to 'sleep'

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Everglades 'remembers' severe weather

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Weather radar records drastic drop in mayfly populations

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Study reveals evolutionary clues to honeybees' social complexity

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Giant kelp gives Southern California marine ecosystems a strong foundation

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New portable tool analyzes microbes in the environment

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Prescribed fires help prairie plants flower and flourish

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Unraveling arthropod genomic diversity over 500 million years of evolution

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Insecticides are becoming more toxic to honeybees

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