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Coastal birds can weather the storm, but not the sea

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New study finds U.S. and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in past 50 years

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Hope for coral recovery may depend on good parenting

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Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations

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Salt marshes' capacity to store carbon may be threatened by nitrogen pollution

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Environmental change is triggering an identity switch in grasslands

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Common feature of cancer cells may also be their Achilles' heel

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Ultra-fast communication allows aquatic cells to release toxins in unison

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Rising tundra temperatures lead to changes in microbial communities

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Cicada fungus may foster new drug discoveries

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Striped maple trees often change mating types, with females more likely to die

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New findings reveal how microbiome is disrupted during disease flare-ups

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Bacteria change behavior to tackle tiny obstacle course

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NSF selects Joanne Tornow to head its Biological Sciences directorate

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NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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Video: Biologist Sean B. Carroll on ecosystem resilience

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Turn your eyes to the skies for the latest explorers

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Earth's weird and wonderful animal models

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Fundamental science will play a key role in finding cancer cure

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Do bigger brains make smarter carnivores?

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Be a (citizen) scientist!

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Video series: New strategies address one of science's greatest mysteries

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Mercury-laden fog swirls over coastal California, scientists find

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Shedding light on millipede evolution

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Seeing more deeply with laser light

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NSF named a "Top 50 STEM Workplace" for Native Americans by AISES

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Albert Einstein, in his own words

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Canopy researcher goes out on a (tree) limb to promote public understanding of science

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Meet James L. Olds, the new head of NSF's Directorate for Biological Sciences

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