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		Blue Mussels "Hang On" Along Rocky Shores: For How Long? Mussels' anchors--byssal threads--weakened by ocean acidification Released  March 21, 2013
		Native Americans Trained to Address Environmental Problems on Their Lands NSF-funded program at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute teaches Native Americans about geospatial data Released  March 20, 2013
		Animal Attraction: The Many Forms of Monogamy in the Animal Kingdom A Valentine's Day special on the science of monogamy Released  February 13, 2013
		Exploring the Brain's Relationship to Habits Research may impact development of treatments for movement disorders such as Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, as well as conditions such as autism Released  January 14, 2013
		Life in the Fast Lane: Racing to Identify Species As Biodiversity Shrinks A conversation about conserving and naming species Released  January 4, 2013
		Snake Tales Scientists use high-tech methods to interpret tail signals from squirrel prey to rattlesnake predators Released  December 17, 2012
		Studying Evolution in Action Researchers apply biological and digital approaches to better understand underlying factors Released  November 29, 2012
		The Night Life: Why We Need Bats All the Time--Not Just on Halloween Researchers are identifying the important ecological and economic contributions of bats, gleaning lessons from incredible bat abilities that may advance technology, and helping to battle a new fatal bat epidemic Released  October 31, 2012
		Nature Observation Database Receives One-Millionth Entry Key database monitoring climate change received its one-millionth report from a network of "citizen scientists" Released  May 3, 2012
		"Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology" Initiative Charts New Path for College-level Biology Meeting the needs of the 21st Century Released  January 24, 2012
		Taking the Pulse of Marine Life in Stressed Seas Researchers study responses of crustaceans to human-caused environmental stresses Released  October 6, 2011
		Marla Spivak: A Scientist With a Real Bee in Her Bonnet Marla Spivak describes the risks that bees face today and how her research goals are to find solutions to these challenges Released  July 7, 2011
		Superorganisms Are More Than the Sum of Their Parts Studying ants to find out how colony size affects patterns of behavior and energy use Released  January 25, 2011
		Scientists Investigate Possible 'Fear Drug' Kerry Ressler's research on the molecular biology of fear could lead to better methods for treating individuals suffering from anxiety disorders Released  August 5, 2010
		Naked Mole-Rats' Secrets Revealed What University of Illinois at Chicago biologist Thomas Park and colleagues are learning from studying how these very strange animals adapt to the challenges of their environment Released  March 30, 2010
		Termite Battles May Explain Evolution of Social Insects Research on why early termite offspring remained home with their parents, instead of leaving to create their own colonies, could provide a missing link to the evolution of sterility among social insects Released  February 17, 2010
		Following in the Footsteps of Nature Researchers move one step closer to nature with the development of polymers and directional adhesion that follow the workings of a gecko's foot Released  February 9, 2010
		Why Human Blood Drives Mosquitoes Wild UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal identifies the chemical source of an annoying attraction Released  February 8, 2010
		With Help from a Bacterium, Cockroaches Develop Way to Store Excess Uric Acid Finding could lead to new understanding of substance harmful in kidney disease and other human diseases Released  November 5, 2009
		How Penguins & Seals Survive Deep Dives Jessica Meir goes to extreme environments to learn how birds and mammals thrive in conditions that humans cannot tolerate, and she tells readers all about it Released  July 31, 2009
		Putting the Heat on Tropical Lizards Climate change has a significant impact on tropical lizards and their ecosystems Released  July 13, 2009
		Unlocking the Secrets and Powers of the Brain Leading minds in neuroscience discuss what we know about how our brains work and where the field is headed Released  June 15, 2009
		Heat-tolerant Crops Could Prevent Future Starvation and Help Preserve Biofuels With NSF support, plant molecular biologist L. Curtis Hannah is developing variants of key crops that will produce increased yields under heat stress Released  April 27, 2009
		2008: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities that made news last year Released  March 13, 2009
		'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology New scientific discipline studies bats, birds and other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface Released  October 28, 2008
		Size Trade-off: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek explains his findings about the inverse relationship between horn and copulatory organ size in male beetles and how it affects species divergence Released  September 30, 2008
		Beauty Is in the Genes of the Beholder New research on American pronghorns explains why not everything is about looks Released  July 3, 2008
		2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released  January 30, 2008
		2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released  January 9, 2007
		Fat Regulating Hormone Found in Amphibian In tadpoles, leptin may signal when it is time to sprout limbs Released  August 8, 2006