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'Ghost forests' show visible results of changes in climate

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Study of northern Alaska could rewrite Arctic history

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Crowds and social gatherings can facilitate disease transmission

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Collision-detecting suitcase, wayfinding app help blind people navigate airports

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Hands-on model helps forest stakeholders fight tree disease

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In new view, Earth's mantle looks like a painting

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Bacteria change behavior to tackle tiny obstacle course

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First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children

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In guppy courtship, the unusual male wins

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Scientists discover a new way volcanoes form

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Improving wind power for energy production

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Low ocean oxygen levels can blind sea creatures

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Teaching CRISPR and antibiotic resistance to high school students

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Innovative mechanobiology technique expands understanding of cells

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Drilling into the seabed beneath Earth’s most powerful ocean current

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Research on repetitive worm behavior has implications for understanding human diseases

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New research accurately predicts Australian wheat harvests months in advance

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Shipwrecks off North Carolina coast harbor tropical migrants

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What keeps ocean kelp forest ecosystems stable?

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Scientists create new genomic resource for improving tomatoes

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Move over, silicon switches: There's a new way to compute

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Genetic testing has a data problem. New software can help

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National Science Foundation announces new Diamond Achievement Award

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When a Tree Falls in St. Louis, Will the Power Go Out?

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Study demonstrates strong potential of seagrass to curb erosion

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Low-cost intervention boosts undergraduate interest in computer science

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Dataset Bridges Human Vision and Machine Learning

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Crabs, lobsters and shrimp now have a family tree dating 500 million years

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LIGO and Virgo detect neutron star smash-ups

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