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A tractor sprays fertilizer or pesticides on a green field.
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Synthetic fertilizer has increased the amount of nitrogen compounds in the biosphere, compounds that must be converted by microbes back into nitrogen gas.

A rare atomic fingerprint reveals how ecosystems clean nitrogen pollution

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Illustration of Guillermo Bazan's synthetic oligoelectrolytes

Bio-inspired Research Expands at UCSB with Army Funding Renewal
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Remodeling at the Cellular Level
Lugworm illustration

NCEAS Researcher Shows Microplastic Transfers Chemicals, Impacting Health

Biomedical Scientist Discovers a New Method to Increase Survival in Sepsis
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Breaking the Code
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Impacts of Plant Invasions Lessen Over Time
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