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Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests

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Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to ancient humans

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Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but more slowly than shoreline is lost

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Mississippi River diversions will produce new land, but slowly, Tulane study says

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Smithsonian scientists and collaborators demonstrate new driver of extinction

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Where's the greatest risk of a mosquito bite in Baltimore? A surprising answer

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New source of global nitrogen discovered: Earth’s bedrock

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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New source of global nitrogen discovered

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New study finds world’s largest desert, the Sahara, has grown by 10 percent since 1920

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By river, ocean or wind, rocks round the same way

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Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic period, emergence of dinosaurs

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Modeling future earthquake and tsunami risk in southeast Japan

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Argonne's powerful X-rays key to confirming water source deep below Earth's surface

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On World Water Day, scientists study spawning salmon through a riverbed lens

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Seismologists introduce new measure of earthquake ruptures

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Mars' oceans formed early, possibly aided by massive volcanic eruptions

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Garnet reveals source of water to fuel powerful volcanoes and earthquakes

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Scientists find seismic imaging is blind to water

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How will sea-level rise affect infectious diseases? For answers, look to the past

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Sinking land will exacerbate flooding from sea level rise in Bay Area

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Mexico's 2017 earthquake emerged from a growing risk zone

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Tropical forest response to drought depends on age

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New method unearths climate data from ancient soils

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Nature can reduce pesticide use, environment impact

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American kestrels, most common predatory birds in U.S., can reduce need for pesticide use

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New data helps explain recent fluctuations in Earth's magnetic field

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Race across the tundra: White spruce vs. snowshoe hare

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Princeton geologists solve fossil mystery by creating 3-D 'virtual tour' through rock

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