National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

OCE Practices on Resubmission of Declined Proposals

Study reveals America's most flood-vulnerable communities

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World Oceans Day: How do snook survive cold spells in Everglades waters? By heading for the depths

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World Oceans Day: Marine diseases hidden beneath the waves incur high economic, ecological costs

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World Environment Day: What does the future hold for Earth's ecosystems?

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What will El Niño be like in the future? For answers, scientists look to the past

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April Showers Bring... The Science of Spring

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Infectious disease transmission in fish, mammals, other animals has implications for humans

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When human illness increases in natural resource-dependent areas, the environment suffers

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Boom times for fish populations in Wisconsin lakes

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Scientists discover hydrothermal vents on deep ocean voyage

News From the Field

Westernmost, low-lying region of Louisiana coast on track to drown under sea level rise

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Last year's El Niño waves battered California shore to unprecedented degree

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Let It Snow! The Science of Winter

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Against the tide: Fish quickly adapt to lethal levels of pollution

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Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope

News From the Field

Everglades mangroves' carbon storage capacity worth billions

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Changing salt marsh conditions send resident microbes into dormancy

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Biodiversity in salt marshes builds climate resilience

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World Oceans Day: Coral reefs falling victim to overfishing, pollution fueled by climate change

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Too much algae -- and too many microbes -- threaten coral reefs

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Earth Day: New insights into coral health hidden in reefs' microbiomes

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A fine kettle of fish?

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Grass-planting change boosts coastal wetland restoration success

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Clues to future of undersea exploration may reside inside a jellyfish-like creature

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Be a (citizen) scientist!

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When Nature Strikes: Science of Natural Hazards

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Mercury-laden fog swirls over coastal California, scientists find

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Expedition to the Aleutian Islands: Geoscientists head to remote Alaska volcanoes

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