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Plant root amid diverse microbes inhabiting the rhizosphere (Image 1)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

This image shows part of a plant root amid the diverse microbes inhabiting the rhizosphere, the region of soil surrounding plant roots. [Image 1 of 2 related images. See Image 2.]< More about this image Below the soil surface, plant ...

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Plant root amid diverse microbes inhabiting the rhizosphere (Image 2)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

This image shows part of a plant root amid the diverse microbes inhabiting the rhizosphere, the region of soil surrounding plant roots. [Image 2 of 2 related images. Back to Image 1.]< More about this image Below the soil surface, plant ...

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Very Large Array radio telescope

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

The Very Large Array radio telescope located near Socorro, New Mexico. More about this image The National Science Foundation (NSF) uses radio spectrum for scientific research and funds advanced research into technology employed by the telecommunications industry. NSF's Very Large ...

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Galactic center

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

The center of our Milky Way galaxy is only clearly visible to radio telescopes. The supermassive black hole in its core is glaring in radio waves, surrounded by the smoke rings of supernova remnants and the arcs of material caught in the core's strong magnetic fields. This gigantic image was ...

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Hands-on learning research benefits economy, environment (Image 1)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

Students participating in the Billion Oyster Project (BOP) and their instructor pull oyster traps from New York Harbor. An initiative of New York Harbor Foundation, the National Science Foundation-supported BOP is an ecosystem restoration and education project aimed at restoring 1 billion live ...

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Hands-on learning research benefits economy, environment (Image 4)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

A student participating in the Billion Oyster Project (BOP) measures oysters pulled from New York Harbor. An initiative of New York Harbor Foundation, the National Science Foundation-supported BOP is an ecosystem restoration and education project aimed at restoring 1 billion live oysters to New ...

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Hands-on learning research benefits economy, environment (Image 6)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

Students from Mott Hall IV in BedfordStuyvesant, Brooklyn, dissect oysters as part of The River Project. The National Science Foundation-supported River Project works to protect and restore the ecosystem of the Hudson River estuary and New York Harbor through scientific research, hands-on ...

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Hands-on learning research benefits economy, environment (Image 3)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

Oysters from New York Harbor, collected as part of the Billion Oyster Project (BOP). An initiative of New York Harbor Foundation, the National Science Foundation-supported BOP is an ecosystem restoration and education project aimed at restoring 1 billion live oysters to New York Harbor. The ...

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Hands-on learning research benefits economy, environment (Image 5)

03/22/2017 01:03 PM EDT

Students examine oysters as part of The River Project's oyster restoration program. The National Science Foundation-supported River Project works to protect and restore the ecosystem of the Hudson River estuary and New York Harbor through scientific research, hands-on environmental education, ...

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