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Immune and circulatory systems are integrated in insects

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New sunspot cycle could be one of the strongest on record

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Once-in-a-lifetime floods to become regular occurrences by end of century

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To push or to pull? How many-limbed ocean organisms swim

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'Cold spots,' not hotspots, key to rapid biodiversification

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How hot is too hot for life deep below the ocean floor?

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2020 American Geophysical Union Agency Lecture

Speech by the Director

New study takes comprehensive look at marine pollution and human health

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Simple new testing method aims to improve time-release drugs

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A long-distance connection: Polar climate affects trade wind strength in tropics

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Tomato's wild ancestor is a genomic reservoir for plant breeders

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Inouye Solar Telescope releases its first image of a sunspot

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Aggressive algae threaten health of Caribbean corals

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Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams

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Researchers explore potential for kelp to relieve ocean acidification

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In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators, and vice versa

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Sky survey reveals newborn jets in distant galaxies

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Fish carcasses deliver toxic mercury pollution to the deepest ocean trenches

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NSF selects Kendra Sharp to lead the Office of International Science and Engineering

Press Statement

Algorithm breakthrough may lead to new applications for quantum computers

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Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope suffers collapse

News Release

Cascading events led to 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption, providing forecast clues

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Farms, tables and revealing the vast impacts between and beyond

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Fossils support new hypothesis for origin of hoofed mammals

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Geoscientists discover ancestral Puebloans survived on ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes

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Noise and light pollution affect breeding habits in birds

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National Solar Observatory predicts a large sunspot for Thanksgiving

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New prediction algorithm identifies previously undetected cancer driver genes

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Soil carbon changes in transition areas suggest Amazon conservation outlook

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Extreme rainfall projected to become more severe, frequent with warming

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