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Evolution of Earth and Life

coral in Bikini atoll
June 28, 2017

The radiation-exposed corals of Bikini Atoll may hold insights on cancer

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford researchers are exploring how corals that re-colonized Bikini Atoll after nuclear bomb tests 70 years ago have adapted to persistent radiation. Their work is featured in a PBS series.

Evolution of Earth and Life
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May 10, 2017
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Stanford News Service

A new analysis by Stanford researchers reveals that the ideal temperature for the spread of mosquito-born diseases like dengue, chikungunya and Zika is 29 degrees C. This finding helps predict disease outbreaks in a warming world.

Climate Change, Evolution of Earth and Life
Hari Mix working in his field site in the Sierra Nevada
December 11, 2015
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Stanford News Service

Recent research by Stanford Earth scientists uses new techniques to shed light on the contentious history of California's iconic mountain range.

Climate Change, Dynamic Earth, Evolution of Earth and Life
Earth's horizon and the moon
October 20, 2015

Life on Earth likely started at least 4.1 billion years ago

Courtesy of UCLA

Scientists finds evidence that early Earth was not dry and desolate.

Evolution of Earth and Life
Bacteria
October 19, 2015

Surprising source for ancient life biomarker found

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

The finding means scientists will have to reevaluate their views about ancient organisms and ecosystems.

 

Evolution of Earth and Life
Water on Mars
October 2, 2015
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Chemical & Engineering News

Prof. Norm Sleep thinks some of the newly discovered water on Mars could be habitable.

Evolution of Earth and Life
Purified Water
September 2, 2015

Arsenic attaches to water that's 'too pure'

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

Stanford Earth scientist Scott Fendorf helped discover how trace amounts of arsenic were moving from sediments into groundwater aquifers in Southern California.

Evolution of Earth and Life, Fresh Water Resources
Earth's core
August 17, 2015
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BBC Earth

We can't journey to the center of the Earth, but that hasn't stopped us finding out what is down there. Associate Prof. Wendy Mao provides her perspective on studying Earth's interior.

Dynamic Earth, Evolution of Earth and Life
The Macellum of Pozzuoli
July 9, 2015

Volcanic rocks resembling Roman concrete explain record uplift

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

Research by Tiziana Vanorio finds that fiber-reinforced rocks beneath Italy’s dormant Campi Flegrei supervolcano are similar to a wonder-material used by the ancients to construct enduring structures such as the Pantheon, and may lead to improved building materials.

Natural Hazards, Evolution of Earth and Life
Alluvial fans draining into the Copper river
June 9, 2015

Weathering and river discharge surprisingly constant during Ice Age cycles

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

A new Stanford study finds that, contrary to expectations, weathering rates over the past 2 million years have remained constant through glacial cycles.

Dynamic Earth, Evolution of Earth and Life
A large boat at the dock
May 28, 2015

New technique harnesses everyday seismic waves to image the Earth

<p>Stanford School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences</p>

Stanford Earth researchers have devised a technique that transforms the tiny tremors generated by the everyday hustle and bustle of city life into a tool for probing the subsurface of Earth. 

Evolution of Earth and Life

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