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![Photo of skeletal reconstruction of Majungasaurus, a Late Cretaceous dinosaur from Madagascar.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mad_fossil1_l.jpg) |
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The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar Paleontologist David Krause describes his search for the ancestors of mammals that live in Madagascar today Released
Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of the researchers' field camp in Greenland.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/glacial_move1_l1.jpg) |
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Glacier Movement Limits How Fast Sea Level Can Rise Study finds 3 to 6 feet by 2100 possible Released
Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Ilustration of a crater formed from the impact of a comet or asteroid in Chesapeake Bay.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ches_impact1_l.jpg) |
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Crumbling Walls of Ancient Chesapeake Bay Crater Threaten Regional Groundwater Supplies Saltwater intrusion into collapsing crater also allows microbes to flourish Released
Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of lionfish and other fish.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/lionfish_l.jpg) |
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Atlantic Coral Reefs Are No Match for This Lion Scientists detail the extensive damage to coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean caused by invasive lionfish species, warn of potential catastrophe Released
Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![A conceptual view of a new pathway for methane production in the oceans.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cmore_l.jpg) |
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Methane Formation in the Oceans: New Pathway Discovered Significant importance for study of greenhouse gas production on Earth Released
Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of mountains in China that flank the Min River near the epicenter of the Wenchuan quake.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/china_quake_l.jpg) |
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Long Wait Before Next China Quake? May 12 earthquake rare and unexpected, geologists discover Released
Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Striped fossil feather and recent woodpecker feather show melanosomes in dark, but not light, areas.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/fossil_feather_l.jpg) |
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Fossil Feathers Preserve Evidence of Color Organic material reveals remnants of color pigments Released
Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of the research vessel Pacific Storm.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/squid1_l.jpg) |
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Scientists See Squid Attack Squid Oregon State oceanographer Kelly Benoit-Bird and colleagues succeed in using sonar to track Humboldt squid Released
Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of insect mine on a 53 million-year-old fossil from Wyoming's Bighorn Basin.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/bighorn_basin1_l2.jpg) |
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Hunt for Fossils Finds Warning for Warming Earth Graduate student Ellen Currano provides a glimpse of paleontological fieldwork, describing how she collects fossil leaves for research studying the effects of climate change on plants and insect herbivores Released
Tue May 27 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of the CTD/rosette that contains sampling bottles and instruments.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/desert_dust1_l.jpg) |
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How Desert Dust Feeds the World's Oceans Scientists sample dust and trace metals in seawater to learn more about climatic change Released
Fri May 09 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of the view from the driver's seat, or the "bridge," on the R/V Roger Revelle.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ocean_connected1_l.jpg) |
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For Better or Worse, Modern Ocean Explorers Stay Connected Improvements in shipboard communications mean scientists can keep in constant touch, even when their research takes them to remote locations Released
Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Scientists prepare to launch a balloon to test an emergency deflation system designed for the blimp.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/kite1_l1.jpg) |
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Scientist Keeps Ben Franklin's Legacy Alive Adriana Bailey of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences interviews Yannick Meillier about using kites and aerodynamic blimps in his research Released
Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo shows Gretchen Hofmann and Tom Crombia carrying out a "field repair" on the rover.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rover_1_l.jpg) |
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High School Students Build Antarctic Submersible Two female high school graduates build an underwater, camera-equipped "rover" that can operate beneath polar ice Released
Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![University of Hawaii researchers use taglines to control sway of sampling device entering water.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/cdom1_l.jpg) |
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Mysterious Compound Seen as Key to Ocean Life Scientists study chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) to gain a better understanding of life in the oceans Released
Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![Photo of NOAA hurricane research meteorologist Shirley Murillo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/smurillo_l1.jpg) |
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Flying Into a Hurricane: A First-Hand Account A NOAA research meteorologist shares what it's like to fly into the eye of a Category 5 hurricane Released
Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2008
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![2007 In Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2007_review_text_l.jpg) |
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2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released
Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2008
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![Illustration of a new way in which ocean water circulates through deep-sea vents.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vents_l1.jpg) |
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Quakes Under Pacific Ocean Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulation System Research upsets long-held view of volcanism-driven hydrothermal vents Released
Fri Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2008
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![Aerial photo of ice cover on northern lakes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ice_cover_l1.jpg) |
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Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers, Ponds: A Thing of the Past? Records over 150 years show trend toward fewer days of ice cover Released
Thu Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2008
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![Photo of a shipworm](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/pedicellatus_l.jpg) |
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Clams Convert Air Into Food Trait no longer the domain only of plants Released
Thu Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2008
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![Photo shows Anne Sheehan when she traveled to Nepal.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/sheehan_1_l1.jpg) |
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Risky Science at the Top of the World Geology Professor Anne Sheehan recounts obstacles faced doing research in Nepal in September 2001 Released
Wed Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2008
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![Photo shows the aerial view of the Somma-Vesuvius volcano.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vesuvius_1_l.jpg) |
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Feverish Effort Under Way to Understand Mt. Vesuvius Geologist Lucia Gurioli tells how a life-long interest in the A.D. 79 eruption led to her research interest in Vesuvius' volcanic processes Released
Wed Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2007
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![Yellowstone National Park's caldera, a remnant of an ancient volcano, is rising.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/CalderaRim.jpg) |
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Yellowstone Rising Volcano inflating with molten rock at record rate Released
Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2007
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![Photo of 3 crew members, "tag lines" and equipment on the ship's deck.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/071102teamworkdeck_l.jpg) |
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Life at Sea: An Oceanographer's Adventure Cassandra Lopez of the University of Miami reports that conducting research at sea can be an adventure, but it is always enjoyable and exciting Released
Fri Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2007
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![Photo of rock with arrow pointing to "black mat" of algal growth](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/kennett2_l.jpg) |
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Comet May Have Exploded Over North America 13,000 Years Ago Caused wooly mammoth extinction, global cooling and end of early human Clovis culture Released
Tue Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007
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![An artist's rendition of the proposed Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory design.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/dusel_2_l.jpg) |
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Team Selected for the Proposed Design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory
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Tue Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2007
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![Circle hooks in longline fishing may adversely affect shark and marlin populations.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/longliner_l.jpg) |
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Sea Turtle Conservation Method Could Have Unintended Consequences for Sharks, Marlins Circle-shaped fishing hooks not a panacea for tuna, swordfish longliners Released
Mon May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2007
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![2006 in Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2006inreview_l.jpg) |
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2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released
Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2007
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![Photo of HIAPER aircraft in flight](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/hiaperfinalmaster003_l.jpg) |
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Nation's Most Advanced Research Aircraft Completes First Science Mission Groundbreaking studies could lead to safer air travel Released
Wed Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2006
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![Both tropical rainfall and magnetism are described by the math of self-organized criticality.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/rain_l.jpg) |
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A Link Between Rainfall and Magnetism
They are nothing alike--except for their underlying mathematics Released
Thu Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2006
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![California kelp forests](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024130610im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/Kelp_sanc2_l.jpg) |
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West Coast Kelp Forest Ecosystems At Risk Overfishing Has More Effect Than Nutrient Pollution Released
Thu Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2006
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