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News Release 17-038
New NSF special report released ahead of Earth Day: April Showers Bring … The Science of Spring
Report looks at NSF-funded research on the vibrant, and sometimes dangerous, season called spring
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![From flowers' microscopic cells to thunderstorms called supercells, researchers study spring.](/news/mmg/media/images/showers-sr-4-19-2017_f.jpg)
From flowers' microscopic cells to thunderstorms called supercells, researchers study spring.
Credit: NSF
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![Blue and green in this satellite image show the spring bloom of plant plankton in the sea.](/news/mmg/media/images/North Atlantic Bloom_f.jpg)
Blue and green in this satellite image show the spring bloom of plant plankton in the sea.
Credit: NASA
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![Atmospheric scientists on the TWIRL tornado project set up for an oncoming twister.](/news/mmg/media/images/tornado_f.jpg)
Atmospheric scientists on the TWIRL tornado project set up for an oncoming twister.
Credit: Center for Severe Weather Research/Robin Lorenson
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![Knock-your-eyes-out red: A flowering plant native to Mexico called early jessamine or red cestrum.](/news/mmg/media/images/red flowers_f.jpg)
Knock-your-eyes-out red: A flowering plant native to Mexico called early jessamine or red cestrum.
Credit: Julienne Ng
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![Geophony: the soundscape made by wind, rain, thunder, crashing waves, bubbling brooks.](/news/mmg/media/images/soundscape4_f_ee0f1246-1e75-44f9-a18f-7b71fd22325c.jpg)
Geophony: the soundscape made by wind, rain, thunder, crashing waves, bubbling brooks.
Credit: Bryan Pijanowski
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![What's good for crops isn't always good for the environment, say NSF-funded scientists.](/news/mmg/media/images/img_9682_f1cb74ab-f56f-4906-a625-4f9e9642098b_f.jpg)
What's good for crops isn't always good for the environment, say NSF-funded scientists.
Credit: Praveen Kumar
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