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Satellite constellations harvest energy for near-total global coverage

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Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood disease outbreaks in Botswana

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Malaria in the Amazon increases with deforestation

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Genetic modification of poplar trees saves air quality

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Researchers identify starting point for drugs that cure Clostridium difficile

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Researchers trace evolution of the domesticated tomato

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Chemical defenses allow some moths to escape predatory bats

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Thawing permafrost affects Alaska's land-to-ocean river flows

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Bees' movements may lead to new swimming, flying robots

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Scientists learn how to increase corn crop yields

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NSF-supported observatory renamed for astronomer Vera C. Rubin

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Forests face climate change competition

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How many parasites can a bird carry?

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Microbes reflect the health of coral reefs

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Following the lizard lung labyrinth

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Connecting the prehistoric past to the global future

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Chemists find path to 'new blue' in meteorite minerals

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Giant magnetic ropes seen in Whale Galaxy's halo

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Microbes are at work in our bodies, and researchers have figured out what they're up to

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NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps)

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Detecting solar flares in real time

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Study analyzing cells' blueprints reveals new patterns in the global distribution and diversity of ocean microbes

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Statements on Sethuraman Panchanathan's nomination as NSF director

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Tiny magnetic particles enable new material to bend, twist and grab

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Earth was stressed before dinosaur extinction

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Submarine cables leading to offshore wind farms transformed into a seismic network

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How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?

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Microplastics million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought

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Scientists show 'Red Queen' evolutionary principle at work in microbes in waters off Southern California

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