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Stanford conference on Afghanistan, Pakistan draws passion, anger

afghanistan_pakistan.jpgThe timing of the conference was a coincidence – but after Obama's announcement, a panel of scholars responds:  "What do we do?" "What happens now?"

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Stanford archaeology workshop recreates the world of Incan pottery

inca_class.jpgThe Inca artisans of the 1570s tried to recreate the pots their predecessors had made before the Spanish Conquest. Now Stanford's Archaeology Center retraces their steps.

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Stanford study: Earth's early ocean cooled more than a billion years earlier than thought

ocean_cooling.jpgThe global ocean that covered the Earth 3.4 billion years ago was far cooler than has been thought, according to Stanford researchers who analyzed isotope ratios in rocks formed on that ancient ocean floor. Instead of a hot primordial soup, much more tepid temperatures prevailed. Cooler temperatures may have had effects on the evolution of the early atmosphere and could also have opened the door to an earlier spread of photosynthetic life forms across the planet.

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Stanford's Paul Ehrlich wins environmental award in Spain

ehrlich_award.jpgFour decades after publication of "The Population Bomb," professor of ecology Paul Ehrlich remains an influential player on the environmental scene. "Americans should go childless, or limit themselves to a single offspring, as an act of patriotism," he said before heading to Spain to receive the Margalef Prize.

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Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the North Pacific

great_white_image.jpgA tracking study of white sharks in the northeastern Pacific Ocean shows they adhere to a rigid route of migration across the sea, returning to precisely the same spot along the California coast each time they come back. Over time, this behavior has made the population in the northeastern Pacific genetically distinct from other white shark populations.

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Stanford faculty turn to Environmental Venture Projects to save the planet

billington_sarah2.jpgPreventing acute respiratory diseases in Bangladesh, creating biodegradable composite materials for the building industry, reducing the social and environmental impact of Chile’s salmon farming industry – these are the crucial interdisciplinary research projects funded by Stanford's Environmental Venture Projects program.

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Mapping the impact of salmon farming in southern Chile

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Chile's once-fledgling salmon aquaculture industry is now the second largest in the world.  But that massive economic growth has had equally massive environmental and social effects, say researchers.

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Tracing the source of coastal pollution in Hawaii

kona_coast.jpgThe wonder of Hawaii's coral reefs brings thousands of awed tourists to the islands every year.  But pollution from a variety of human activities is threatening to ruin this economic and ecological lifeblood of the Hawaiian Islands.

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