![Carbonatite lava that erupted a week before this photo was taken flows from Oldoinyo Lengai volcano.](mmg/media/images/oldoinyo1_l.jpg) |
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Alchemy in Tanzania? Gas Becomes Solid at Surface of Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano Released May 6, 2009 |
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![Lava erupts onto the seafloor at NW Rota-1, creating a cloudy, extremely acidic plume.](mmg/media/images/seafloor_erupt_1_l.jpg) |
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Marine Scientists Return From Expedition to Erupting Undersea Volcano Released May 5, 2009 |
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![Map showing locations of ocean drilling expeditions in the equatorial Pacific ocean.](mmg/media/images/joides_peat1_l.jpg) |
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Sea-floor Sediments Illuminate 53 Million Years of Climate History Released May 1, 2009 |
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![Three-dimensional view of a model protocell approximately 100 nanometers in diameter.](mmg/media/images/simulation1_l.jpg) |
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Shift in Simulation Superiority Released April 30, 2009 |
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![Photo of the JOIDES Resolution off Hawaii.](mmg/media/images/joides_hi1_l.jpg) |
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Newly Rebuilt Drillship JOIDES Resolution Enroute to Port Call Released April 29, 2009 |
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![Photo of Mueller Glacier in New Zealand.](mmg/media/images/glacier1_l.jpg) |
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Glacial Advances Released April 29, 2009 |
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![Photo of tokay geckos in a cage.](mmg/media/images/pet_trade1_l.jpg) |
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Wildlife Trade Threatens Public Health and Ecosystems Released April 29, 2009 |
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![Photo of a seaglider prepared for deployment by Avery Snyder and Adam Huxtable.](mmg/media/images/seaglider_l.jpg) |
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Seaglider Monitors Climate-related Ocean Circulation in the Arctic During Record-Breaking Journey Under Ice Released April 28, 2009 |
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![This artist's rendering shows the Chicxulub crater at the time of the meteorite's impact.](mmg/media/images/dinosaur_extinct1_l.jpg) |
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New Blow for Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Theory Released April 27, 2009 |
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![Satellite image of smoke from Southern California wildfires billowing over the Pacific Ocean.](mmg/media/images/fire_pacific_l.jpg) |
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Fire Is an Important and Under-Appreciated Part of Global Climate Change Released April 23, 2009 |
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![Graphic showing a single-molecule nano-vehicle.](mmg/media/images/nano_vehicle1_l.jpg) |
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"Fantastic Voyage" Not So Far-fetched Released April 23, 2009 |
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![A computer visualization of a river bed.](mmg/media/images/clue_l.jpg) |
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National Science Foundation Awards Millions to Fourteen Universities for Cloud Computing Research Released April 23, 2009 |
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![Photo of Matthew Henson, the first person to reach the North Pole.](mmg/media/images/ipy_l1.jpg) |
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Video Available: A Celebration of the International Polar Year Released April 23, 2009 |
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![Image of yellow and green microscopic cysts of Alexandrium species in Gulf of Maine sediments.](mmg/media/images/red_tide1_l.jpg) |
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Marine Scientists Warn of "Moderately Large" Potential for Spring, Summer Red Tide Outbreak in Gulf of Maine Released April 22, 2009 |
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![Photo of the Colorado River.](mmg/media/images/water_drop1_l.jpg) |
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As World Warms, Water Levels Dropping in Major Rivers Released April 21, 2009 |
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![Photo of a person standing underneath a natural ice arch in Antarctica.](mmg/media/images/glacial_arch_l.jpg) |
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Students Least Informed about Environmental Science Are Most Optimistic Released April 21, 2009 |
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Lost Research Station Staffer Rescued in Greenland Released April 21, 2009 |
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![Illustration showing atomic structure of strontium titanite and silicon.](mmg/media/images/instant_on1_l.jpg) |
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"Instant On" Computing Released April 17, 2009 |
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![Illustration showing a cross-section of Blood Falls.](mmg/media/images/blood_falls1_l.jpg) |
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Unusual Antarctic Microbes Live Life on a Previously Unsuspected Edge Released April 16, 2009 |
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![Photo of a partially submerged tree surrounded by boys who are fishing.](mmg/media/images/drought1_l.jpg) |
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West African Droughts are the Norm, not an Anomaly Released April 16, 2009 |
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![NSF Director Arden L. Bement, Jr., with Liu Yangong, a state councilor of the PRC.](mmg/media/images/prc_agreement6_l.jpg) |
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NSF and People's Republic of China Extend China's Participation in East Asian Pacific Summer Institute Program Released April 16, 2009 |
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![Cartoon diagram of an enzyme.](mmg/media/images/dna_fdts_l.jpg) |
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Scientists Discover New Chemical Reaction for DNA Production in Bacteria and Viruses Released April 16, 2009 |
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![Illustration of optogenetic approach used to study Parkinson's treatment.](mmg/media/images/parkinsons1_l.jpg) |
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Shedding Some Light on Parkinson's Treatment Released April 16, 2009 |
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![Photo of a microfluidic device used to discover new information about marine bacteria.](mmg/media/images/two_hand1_l.jpg) |
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"Two-handed" Marine Microbes Point to New Method for Isolating Harmful Forms of Chemicals Released April 15, 2009 |
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![Photo of cultured microalgae in deserts, which produce lipids for conversion to biodiesel fuel.](mmg/media/images/nsb_energy1_l1.jpg) |
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National Science Board Recommends Comprehensive, Coordinated Federal Strategy to Transform U.S. Energy Economy Released April 14, 2009 |
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![Photo of flooding in Florida's Key West.](mmg/media/images/greenhouse_gas1_l.jpg) |
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Decline in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Would Reduce Sea-Level Rise, Save Arctic Sea Ice Released April 14, 2009 |
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![Photo of the aurora over the South Pole.](mmg/media/images/aurora_australis_l.jpg) |
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Autonomous Antarctic Observatories Gather Space Weather Data Released April 9, 2009 |
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![Photo of a stream tumbling over fallen logs in the Oregon Cascades.](mmg/media/images/field_station1_l1.jpg) |
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Field Stations Foster Serendipitous Discoveries in Environmental, Biological Sciences Released April 8, 2009 |
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Largest Attempt in History to Understand Tornadoes Slated to Begin Released April 7, 2009 |
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![Photo of lightning in the clouds around a volcanic plume.](mmg/media/images/redoubt1_l.jpg) |
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Scientists Pierce Veil of Clouds to "See" Lightning Inside a Volcanic Plume Released April 7, 2009 |
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