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High schoolers co-author paleobiology study with Stanford researchers
A cohort of the Stanford Earth Young Investigators program helped advance our understanding of the relationship between the body size and circulatory systems of marine animals over
June 04, 2020
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Animals tend to evolve toward larger sizes over time
New Stanford research shows that animals tend to evolve toward larger body sizes over time. Over the past 542 million years, the mean size of marine animals has increased 150-fold.
February 19, 2015
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2013 Interns Present at AGU
The History of Life Interns conducted original research on the body size evolution in echinoderms and ostracods. Seven groups, consisting of 15 interns, presented their research a
December 15, 2013
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Teen researchers find exceptions to scientific rules
A group of teens in a summer program at Stanford’s School of Earth Sciences found exceptions to a few long-held rules about evolution.
September 27, 2013
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Igniting a Passion for Science
High school students shine brightly at major research conference
September 27, 2013
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Life on Earth got bigger in two, million-fold leaps
Extremes are exciting. Does anyone really think dinosaurs would capture our imagination the way they do if they hadn't been so huge? You don't see natural history museums vying for
December 22, 2008