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Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
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Water management grows farm profits
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Scientists use NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands
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New study reveals how ancient Puerto Ricans cooked
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Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars
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Virginia Tech faculty named American Association for Advancement of Science fellows
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FAU receives $1.3 million grant from Florida Division Of Emergency Management
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A new world map rates food sustainability for countries across the globe
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Life under extreme conditions at hot springs in the ocean
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Melanin-producing Streptomyces are more likely to colonize plants
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Scientists use modern technology to understand how ochre paint was created in pictographs
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