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After the hurricane: Maria’s far-reaching effects on Puerto Rico’s watersheds and forests

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Scientists brew lava and blow it up to better understand volcanoes

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UNH researchers find unexpected impact of hurricanes on Puerto Rico's watershed

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Soft tissue shows Jurassic ichthyosaur was warm-blooded, had blubber and camouflage

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Mantle neon illuminates Earth's formation

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Saltier waterways are creating dangerous 'chemical cocktails'

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Table-top experiment flips current understanding of solutal convection

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Oldest-known ancestor of modern primates may have come from North America, not Asia

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Scientists to present new long-term ecological research findings at fall American Geophysical Union meeting

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NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting

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US groundwater in peril: Potable supply less than thought

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Upwind wind farms can reduce the energy production of downwind neighbor turbines

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Scientists produce 3D chemical maps of single bacteria

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New study reveals connection between climate, life and the movement of continents

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Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life

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Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior

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How weather and climate shape Earth's life-sustaining surface

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Research brief: Farmer adjustments can offset climate change impacts in corn production

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Floodwater in rivers affects vulnerability to waterborne diseases

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NSF, Popular Science announce this year’s Vizzies winners

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Villagers follow the geology to healthy water in Bangladesh

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Giant flightless birds were nocturnal and possibly blind

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Study sheds light on why a warmer world may equal a wetter Arctic

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Tales from the crypt: Life after death in a graveyard

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Fracking wastewater accumulation found in freshwater mussels' shells

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Special journal issue looks for new clues about old life

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Dry conditions in East Africa half a million years ago possibly shaped human evolution, study finds

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Oldest evidence for animals found by UCR researchers

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How magma climbs the crustal ladder between eruptions

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