![Scientists have found that rocks beneath the seafloor are teeming with microbial life.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/floor1_l.jpg) |
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Bacteria "Feed" on Earth's Ocean-Bottom Crust Released May 28, 2008 Press Release |
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![Photo of Shaman Rock on Russia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest freshwater lake.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/baikal1_l1.jpg) |
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Global Warming Affects World's Largest Freshwater Lake Released April 30, 2008 Press Release |
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![Illustration and text: T. rex and mastadon showing ancient proteins sequenced today.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/trex_l1.jpg) |
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Genetic Sequencing of Protein from T. rex Bone Confirms Dinosaurs' Link to Birds Released April 24, 2008 Press Release |
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![Earth's ozone hole shown in blue over the Antarctic.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ozone_hole_l.jpg) |
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Injecting Sulfate Particles into Stratosphere Could Have Drastic Impact on Earth's Ozone Layer Released April 24, 2008 Press Release |
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![Illustration of meteorite impact into the sea.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/meteorite_l.jpg) |
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Geologists Discover New Way of Estimating Size and Frequency of Meteorite Impacts Released April 11, 2008 Press Release |
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![Screen capture of VORTRAC used to provide updates on hurricanes as they approach land.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vortrac_l.jpg) |
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Forecasters Implement New Hurricane-Tracking Technique Released April 10, 2008 Press Release |
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![Photo of wind farm near Lamar, Colo.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/wind_turbine_l.jpg) |
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Emission Reduction Assumptions for Carbon Dioxide Overly Optimistic, Study Says Released April 2, 2008 Press Release |
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![A bacteria cell living in a no-oxygen environment "breathes" using mineral nanoparticles.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/nanominerals_l.jpg) |
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"Nanominerals" Influence Earth Systems from Ocean to Atmosphere to Biosphere Released March 20, 2008 Press Release |
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![Illustration of giant frog Beelzebufo, the largest frog ever to live on Earth.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/giant_frog_l1.jpg) |
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Scientists Discover "Giant Fossil Frog from Hell" Released February 18, 2008 Press Release |
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![Global map of human impact on world's oceans.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/global_map_l.jpg) |
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Scientists Reveal First-Ever Global Map of Total Human Effect on Oceans Released February 14, 2008 Press Release |
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![Photo of cinquefoil in Colorado.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/spring_flowers_l.jpg) |
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Volunteers Across Nation to Track Climate Clues in Spring Flowers Released February 14, 2008 Press Release |
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![Corals are thriving in the Western Pacific Warm Pool because water temperatures aren't changing.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/warmpool_l.jpg) |
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Natural Ocean Thermostat Helps Protect Pacific Ocean Coral Reefs Released February 7, 2008 Press Release |
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![View of development from above Phoenix](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/phoenix_l.jpg) |
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Effects of Urbanization Extend to the Global Scale Released February 7, 2008 Press Release |
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![2007 In Review](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/2007_review_text_l.jpg) |
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2007: Year in Review Released January 30, 2008 Discovery |
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![Farming practices have changed the chemistry of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/missi_l.jpg) |
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Agriculture Changing Chemistry of Mississippi River Released January 23, 2008 Press Release |
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![Illustration of a new way in which ocean water circulates through deep-sea vents.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/vents_l1.jpg) |
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Quakes Under Pacific Ocean Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulation System Released January 11, 2008 Discovery |
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![Aerial photo of ice cover on northern lakes](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://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? Released January 10, 2008 Discovery |
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![Photo shows digital library allowing scientists, educators and students to access information.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/DLESE_image_l.jpg) |
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Digital Library for Geosciences Moves to National Center for Atmospheric Research Released January 9, 2008 Press Release |
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![This 48-million-year-old skeleton is a close relative of whales.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/indohyus_l.jpg) |
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Missing Link Between Whales and Four-Footed Ancestors Discovered Released December 20, 2007 Press Release |
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![Photo of automobiles stuck on a highway during a snow storm.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/agu_research1_l.jpg) |
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New Results Presented at Conference: Climate Change, Weather and Ecosystems; Urban Air Quality; Earth Observing Systems; Seafloor Drilling Released December 7, 2007 Press Release |
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![A researcher records language variation on the Indonesian island of Sumba.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/ruebeck1_l.jpg) |
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Understanding How Humans Cause, Respond and Adapt to Change Released November 28, 2007 Press Release |
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![Illustration of a critical zone observatory.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/czo_fig32_l.jpg) |
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NSF Awards Grants for Three Critical Zone Observatories Released November 26, 2007 Press Release |
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![Photo of city skyline and pollution](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/smog_l1.jpg) |
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NSF Awards Focus on Policy Implications of Global Change Throughout the Americas Released November 26, 2007 Press Release |
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![Yellowstone National Park's caldera, a remnant of an ancient volcano, is rising.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/CalderaRim.jpg) |
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Yellowstone Rising Released November 13, 2007 Discovery |
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![An aerial view reveals the extent of a 2003 fire in the boreal forests of Manitoba, Canada.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/burn_l.jpg) |
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Wildfire Drives Carbon Levels in Northern Forests Released October 31, 2007 Press Release |
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![The new Jurassic mammal is portrayed foraging among ginkgo leaves on the shore of a shallow lake.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/mammal_l1.jpg) |
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Paleontologists Discover Ancient Jurassic Mammal with New Type of Teeth Released October 31, 2007 Press Release |
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![Photo of a firefighter fighting a wildfire](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/firephoto_l.jpg) |
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U.S. Fires Release Enormous Amounts of Carbon Dioxide Released October 31, 2007 Press Release |
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![This jellyfish is more than 500 million years old, the oldest fossil jellyfish to date.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/jellyfish_l.jpg) |
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Fossil Record Reveals Jellyfish More than 500 Million Years Old Released October 30, 2007 Press Release |
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![Village groundwater supplies in Bangladesh may foster arsenic poisoning and infectious diseases.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/eid_vangeen_l.jpg) |
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NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Diseases Grants Released October 29, 2007 Press Release |
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![Scientists have developed a new way of looking at the plankton that cause red tides and fish kills.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106084829im_/http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/plankter6_l.jpg) |
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Researchers View Swimming Tactics of Tiny Aquatic Predators Released October 26, 2007 Press Release |
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