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CubeSat-based Science Missions for Space Weather and Atmospheric Research
 (NSF  09-523) Posted December 22, 2008

Assembling the Tree of Life
 (NSF  09-522) Posted December 22, 2008

Collaboration in Mathematical Geosciences
 (NSF  09-520) Posted December 8, 2008

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
 (NSF  09-519) Posted December 8, 2008

Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities
 (NSF  09-517) Posted November 25, 2008

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Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory
 (NSF  09-500) Full Proposal: January 9, 2009

Annual Solicitation for Research in Support of the National Space Weather Program
 (NSF  07-520) Full Proposal: January 16, 2009

Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry
 (NSF  06-563) Full Proposal: January 16, 2009

Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics
 (NSF  06-564) Full Proposal: January 16, 2009

Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology
 (NSF  06-565) Full Proposal: January 16, 2009

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Predicting Seasonal Weather Predicting Seasonal Weather
Released January 4, 2009
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earth and environment graphic Research Team Reports How, When Life on Earth Became So Big
Released December 23, 2008
News From the Field
Soufriere Hills Volcano erupting CAT Scan Reveals Inner Workings of Volcano Island
Released December 19, 2008
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Photo of a jellyfish swarm. Jellyfish Researcher Explains How and Why Jellyfish Swarms Form
Why are large swarms of jellyfish and other gelatinous animals being reported in many of the world's popular fishing and vacation spots?
Released  December 16, 2008

Illustration of dinosaurs dying amid a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes, Not Asteroid, May Have Taken Out the Dinosaurs
New theory of dinosaurs’ demise looks to India
Released  December 8, 2008

Thermal infrared image of Brazilian free-tailed bats in Texas. 'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology
New scientific discipline studies bats, birds and other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface
Released  October 28, 2008

Photo of skeletal reconstruction of Majungasaurus, a Late Cretaceous dinosaur from Madagascar. The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar
Paleontologist David Krause describes his search for the ancestors of mammals that live in Madagascar today
Released  September 24, 2008

Photo of the researchers' field camp in Greenland. Glacier Movement Limits How Fast Sea Level Can Rise
Study finds 3 to 6 feet by 2100 possible
Released  September 18, 2008

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December 10, 2008  - January 14, 2009
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January 13, 2009
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January 29, 2009
Noyce Scholarship Program Outreach Workshops
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February 5, 2009
Noyce Scholarship Program Outreach Workshops
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