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1. Humans and Dolphins: If Brain Size is a Measure, We're Not That Different (NSF PR: 04-146)
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Document Number: pr04146
Document History: Posted October 27, 2004.
2. NSF Awards $37.2 Million in Grants to Study Biocomplexity in the Environment
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Document Number: pr04142
Document History: Posted October 19, 2004.
3. Midwest Thunderstorm Study Points Toward Better Forecasts
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Document Number: pr04129
Document History: Posted September 30, 2004.
4. NSF Awards $130 Million to Tackle Information Technology Research for National Priorities
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Document Number: pr04135
Document History: Posted September 30, 2004.
5. NSF Awards $6.75 Million for Geodynamics Computational Facility
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Document Number: pr04123
Document History: Posted September 17, 2004.
6. Falloff in Freezes: Study Projects Decrease in Frost Days
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Document Number: pr04108
Document History: Posted August 25, 2004.
7. Periodic Dimming of Bright Starlight Reveals Distant Planet
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Document Number: pr04107
Document History: Posted August 24, 2004.
8. Scientists to Probe Earth's Deep-Time Climate at Upcoming "GeoSystems" Workshop
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Document Number: ma0426
Document History: Posted August 18, 2004.
9. Future Heat Waves: More Severe, More Frequent and Longer Lasting
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Document Number: pr04103
Document History: Posted August 12, 2004.
10. Evolution of Whale Hearing Unfolds in Fossil Record
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Document Number: pr04100
Document History: Posted August 11, 2004.
11. Geologists Host Tour Of San Andreas Fault On Sept. 2nd
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Document Number: ma0425
Document History: Posted August 09, 2004.
12. Deeper-Diving Human-Occupied Submersible to Replace Alvin
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Document Number: pr04099
Document History: Posted August 06, 2004.
13. New Deeper-Diving, Human-Occupied Submersible to Replace Current Alvin; Subject of Briefing by NSF, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Scientists
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Document Number: ma0422
Document History: Posted August 04, 2004.
14. NSF Awards $10 Million in Grants to Ocean Sites for Long-Term Ecological Research
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Document Number: pr04096
Document History: Posted July 26, 2004.
15. Geologists Discover Water Cuts Through Rock at Surprising Speed
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Document Number: pr04093
Document History: Posted July 23, 2004.
16. Impact of Earth's Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Found in World Oceans
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Document Number: pr0492
Document History: Posted July 16, 2004.
17. Inaugural Voyage of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Now Under Way
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Document Number: pr04087
Document History: Posted June 29, 2004.
18. New Version of Premier Global Climate Model Released
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Document Number: pr04086
Document History: Posted June 23, 2004.
19. Scientists to View Venus' Atmosphere During Transit, Search for Water Vapor on Distant Planet
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Document Number: pr04081
Document History: Posted June 03, 2004.
20. Scientist to Discuss Forecast of Sunspots
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Document Number: pr04074
Document History: Posted June 01, 2004.
21. Tree-Ring Laboratory Receives $5.5 Million to Study Climate Dynamics
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Document Number: pr04079
Document History: Posted June 01, 2004.
22. Instrument Gets Breakthrough Image of Sun's Magnetic Halo
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Document Number: pr04073
Document History: Posted June 01, 2004.
23. Scientists Discover Undersea Volcano Off Antarctica
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Document Number: pr04071
Document History: Posted May 20, 2004.
24. New Findings on Climate Show Gradual Shift to Modern But Increased Sensitivity to Perturbations
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Document Number: pr04070
Document History: Posted May 19, 2004.
25. Distant Mountains Influence River Levels 50 Years Later
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Document Number: pr04069
Document History: Posted May 19, 2004.
26. Aircraft, Ground Instruments to Track Carbon Dioxide Uptake Along Colorado's Drought-Plagued Front Range
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Document Number: pr04059
Document History: Posted April 26, 2004.
27. Four New Research Centers to Explore Link Between Oceans and Human Health
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Document Number: pr04051
Document History: Posted April 22, 2004.
28. Arctic Carbon a Potential Wild Card in Climate Change Scenarios
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Document Number: pr04056
Document History: Posted April 20, 2004.
29. Scientists Find "Tar Balls" in Air Pollution
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Document Number: tip040414e
Document History: Posted April 15, 2004.
30. Researchers Receive Funds to Create High-Tech Wildfire Fighting Solutions
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Document Number: pr04042
Document History: Posted April 15, 2004.
31. How Long Does It Take for Earth's Magnetic Field to Reverse?
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Document Number: pr04044
Document History: Posted April 07, 2004.
32. New Fossil Links Four-legged Land Animals to Ancient Fish
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Document Number: pr04035
Document History: Posted April 01, 2004.
33. Minerals Are Key to Earthquakes Deep in the Earth
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Document Number: pr04036
Document History: Posted March 31, 2004.
34. National Science Foundation Signs Cooperative Agreement with Joint Oceanographic Institution to Lead U.S. Efforts in Intergrated Ocean Drilling Program
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Document Number: pr04038
Document History: Posted March 30, 2004.
35. Glacial Records Depict Ice Age Climate in Synch Worldwide
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Document Number: pr04033
Document History: Posted March 24, 2004.
36. A Meeting of Minds: Capital Science Conference Brings Together Area's Intellectual Power
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Document Number: nsf04029
Document History: Posted March 10, 2004.
37. New Evidence Suggests Early Oceans Bereft of Oxygen for Eons; Early Life May Have Lived Very Differently Than Life Today
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Document Number: pr04028
Document History: Posted March 04, 2004.
38. Ice Sheets Caused Massive Sea Level Change During Late Cretaceous (Period was previously thought to be ice-free)
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Document Number: pr04026
Document History: Posted March 03, 2004.
39. Large Diamonds Made From Gas Are Hardest Yet
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Document Number: pr04023
Document History: Posted February 25, 2004.
40. Researchers Discover New Family of Atlantic Corals, Upset Prior Coral Classifications
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Document Number: pr04022
Document History: Posted February 25, 2004.
41. Workshop Relates Long-Term Ecological Research to Ecosystem Management
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Document Number: ma0405
Document History: Posted February 20, 2004.
42. Cyberinfrastructure Poised to Revolutionize Environmental Sciences and Other Disciplines
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Document Number: pr04014
Document History: Posted February 17, 2004.
43. During Earthquakes, Mineral Gel May Reduce Rock Friction to Zero
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Document Number: pr0409
Document History: Posted January 30, 2004.
44. Stable Isotope Data Provide Evidence for Huge Global Methane Release about 600 Million Years Ago
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Document Number: pr03140
Document History: Posted December 17, 2003.
45. New Study Reports Large-Scale Salinity Changes in the Oceans
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Document Number: pr03145
Document History: Posted December 17, 2003.
46. Rainfall Controls Cascade Mountains' Erosion and Bedrock Uplift Patterns
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Document Number: pr03136
Document History: Posted December 11, 2003.
47. Extreme 2003 Takes Students Worldwide to the Ocean's Depth
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Document Number: pr03138
Document History: Posted December 08, 2003.
48. Top Scientists Conclude Human Activity is Affecting Global Climate
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Document Number: pr03129
Document History: Posted December 02, 2003.
49. Volcanic Eruptions May Affect El Niņo Onset
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Document Number: pr03126
Document History: Posted November 20, 2003.
50. NSF Awards $219 Million Over Five Years for Earthscope Project: Far-Reaching Geosciences Effort to Understand the North American Continent
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Document Number: pr 03120
Document History: Posted October 15, 2003.
51. NSF Awards $31.9 Million in Grants to Study Biocomplexity in the Environment
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Document Number: pr03116
Document History: Posted October 14, 2003.
52. NSF Awards Contract for Start of Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
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Document Number: pr03110
Document History: Posted October 01, 2003.
53. La Niņa Takes Bolivian Andes on a Sedimental Journey
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Document Number: pr03109
Document History: Posted October 01, 2003.
54. Doppler on Wheels" to Intercept Eye of Hurricane Isabel, Future Weather Model Zooms in for Forecast
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Document Number: pr03102
Document History: Posted September 17, 2003.
55. Ancient Relatives of Algae Yield New Insights into Role of CO2 in Earth's Early Atmosphere
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Document Number: pr03101
Document History: Posted September 17, 2003.
56. Nanoparticles Change Crystal Structure When They Get Wet, Research Shows
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Document Number: pr0390
Document History: Posted August 27, 2003.
57. SIO Oceans 2003 Press Release
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Document Number: pr0388
Document History: Posted August 26, 2003.
58. Atmospheric Science Goes to Ground: Researchers Present New Findings on the Natural Hydrogen Cycle
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Document Number: pr0387
Document History: Posted August 20, 2003.
59. Microbes' Genomes Promise Insight Into Oceans
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Document Number: pr0382
Document History: Posted August 13, 2003.
60. Lake Ecosystem Critical to East African Food Supply is Threatened by Climate Change
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Document Number: pr0383
Document History: Posted August 13, 2003.
61. Ocean Carbon Cycle Affected by Drought
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Document Number: pr0385
Document History: Posted August 13, 2003.
62. Hydrothermal Vent Systems Could Have Persisted for Millions of Years, Incubated Early Life
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Document Number: pr0376
Document History: Posted July 25, 2003.
63. Hawaii Ocean Mixing Experiment Scientists Close in on Puzzle of Ocean Energy
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Document Number: pr0374
Document History: Posted July 17, 2003.
64. Fossil Record Accurately Reflects Recent Flowering of Marine Biodiversity
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Document Number: pr0357
Document History: Posted May 21, 2003.
65. Scientists to Probe Giant Storm Clusters across Midwestern States
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Document Number: pr0349
Document History: Posted May 07, 2003.
66. United States and Japan Sign Memorandum of Cooperation for Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
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Document Number: pr0341
Document History: Posted April 23, 2003.
67. Shining Light on the Nanoscale
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Document Number: tip030416
Document History: Posted April 17, 2003.
68. Scientists Find Geochemical Fingerprint of World Trade Center Collapse Recorded in New York Harbor Sediments
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Document Number: pr0309
Document History: Posted January 22, 2003.
69. Genomes, Cosmos, and Nano Among NSF Science Highlights from 2002
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Document Number: tip030103
Document History: Posted January 03, 2003.
70. National Science Foundation Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education to Release New Report
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Document Number: ma0301
Document History: Posted January 02, 2003.
71. New NSF Awards Encourage Collaborations Between Ocean Scientists and Educators
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Document Number: pr0296
Document History: Posted December 03, 2002.
72. Undersea Data Network Planned for Monterey Bay
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Document Number: pr0276
Document History: Posted September 24, 2002.
73. Without Blue Crabs, Southern Salt Marshes Wash Away
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Document Number: tip020916
Document History: Posted September 16, 2002.
74. Scientists Explore Large Gas Hydrate Field off Oregon Coast
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Document Number: pr0273
Document History: Posted September 11, 2002.
75. Team in South Pacific Studies Source of Historic Tsunami
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Document Number: tip020806
Document History: Posted August 07, 2002.
76. Geophysicists Find Sharp Sides to African Superplume
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Document Number: pr0250
Document History: Posted June 06, 2002.
77. New Climate Study Challenges Thinking on Large-Scale, Global Climate Change
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Document Number: pr0248
Document History: Posted May 31, 2002.
78. Researchers Discover Clues to Whale Evolution
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Document Number: pr0235
Document History: Posted May 09, 2002.
79. Satellite Data to Predict Plankton Blooms by Analyzing Ocean Color
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Document Number: pr0229
Document History: Posted April 30, 2002.
80. Complex Weather Study to Target Summer Storm Forecasting
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Document Number: pr0225
Document History: Posted April 17, 2002.
81. West Coast Earthquakes Ongoing, Scientists Discover
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Document Number: pr0221
Document History: Posted March 28, 2002.
82. Four Universities Receive NSF Grants for Scientific Drilling of Lake Malawi in East Africa
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Document Number: pr0210
Document History: Posted February 07, 2002.
83. Researchers Find Closest Living Relative Of First Land Plants
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Document Number: pr01104
Document History: Posted December 13, 2001.
84. New Generation of Ocean Exploration Propelled by High-Speed Wireless Technology
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Document Number: pr01102
Document History: Posted December 10, 2001.
85. Tiny Particles of Pollution May Carry Large Consequences for Earth's Water Supply
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Document Number: pr01100
Document History: Posted December 07, 2001.
86. Scientists Delve Into The Icy Hearts Of Hurricanes
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Document Number: pr0168
Document History: Posted August 17, 2001.
87. New Source Of Natural Fertilizer Discovered In Oceans
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Document Number: pr0163
Document History: Posted August 08, 2001.
88. Virtual Hurricanes: Computer Model Pushes the Frontier
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Document Number: pr0162
Document History: Posted August 02, 2001.
89. New Long-Necked Dinosaur discovered in Madagascar
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Document Number: pr0161
Document History: Posted August 01, 2001.
90. Global 4 To 7 Degree Temperature Rise Likely By 2100
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Document Number: pr0158
Document History: Posted July 19, 2001.
91. Anthropologists Announce Discovery In Ethiopia Of Earliest Human Ancestors
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Document Number: pr0157
Document History: Posted July 11, 2001.
92. Scientists Discover Secrets of 'Lost City'
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Document Number: pr0156
Document History: Posted July 11, 2001.
93. Widespread Oceanic Photopigments Convert Light into Energy
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Document Number: pr0150
Document History: Posted June 13, 2001.
94. Climate Change Affecting Even Remote Arctic Environment, Study Says
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Document Number: pr0149
Document History: Posted June 11, 2001.
95. Changes in Sun's Intensity Tied to Recurrent Droughts in Maya Region
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Document Number: pr0143
Document History: Posted May 17, 2001.
96. Scientists Release Images of Hydrothermal Vents Found in the Indian Ocean
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Document Number: pr0136
Document History: Posted April 24, 2001.
97. Scientists Suggest New Index to Capture "Flavors" of El Niņo
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Document Number: pr0133
Document History: Posted April 19, 2001.
98. Climate Researchers Warn of Impact from Poorly Designed Air Pollution Efforts
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Document Number: pr0132
Document History: Posted April 19, 2001.
99. Researchers Achieve Best Global Picture Ever of Climate-Modifying Aerosol Particles
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Document Number: pr0131
Document History: Posted April 19, 2001.
100. Small Streams Contribute Far More Than Previously Thought to Cleaning Waterways
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Document Number: pr0122
Document History: Posted April 05, 2001.
101. Exploring the Universe: Smithsonian Exhibit Gets NSF Funds
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Document Number: pr0116
Document History: Posted March 01, 2001.
102. New Group of Microorganisms Discovered in the Open Sea
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Document Number: pr0105
Document History: Posted January 24, 2001.
103. New Predatory Dog-Sized Dinosaur Unearthed on Madagascar
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Document Number: pr0103
Document History: Posted January 24, 2001.
104. Earlier Water on Earth? Oldest Rock Suggests Hospitable Young Planet
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Document Number: pr0102
Document History: Posted January 08, 2001.
105. Huge New Hydrothermal Vent System Found on Seafloor
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Document Number: pr0093
Document History: Posted December 11, 2000.
106. Scientists Gather in Oregon to Decide Next Steps of Mid-Ocean Ridge Exploration
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Document Number: pr9955
Document History: Posted September 17, 1999.
107. Massive Pollution Documented Over Indian Ocean
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Document Number: pr9940
Document History: Posted June 08, 1999.
108. Natural Hazards Response Requires New Approach, Study Says
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Document Number: pr9939
Document History: Posted May 19, 1999.
109. Mobile Doppler Radar Instruments Edge Closer to Swirling Funnel Clouds
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Document Number: pr9937
Document History: Posted May 07, 1999.
110. Climate Projection for the 21st Century: Earth will Warm by 3 Degrees
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Document Number: pr9928
Document History: Posted April 21, 1999.
111. Scientists to Kick Off Major Field Experiment on Role of Aerosols in Climate Change
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Document Number: pr996
Document History: Posted January 29, 1999.
112. Sediment Study 'Good News' for Quake-Prone Southern California
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Document Number: pr9774
Document History: Posted December 10, 1997.
113. Scientists Conduct First Large-Scale Study of Lake Superior
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Document Number: pr9766
Document History: Posted October 24, 1997.
114. Limits of Life on Earth: Are They the Key to Life on Other Planets? New NSF Grants to Foster Answers
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Document Number: pr9761
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Document History: Posted October 10, 1997.
115. The Sunspots Are Coming
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Document Number: pr9762
Document History: Posted October 10, 1997.
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