The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the most comprehensive scientific study to date of climate change, its impacts and options to protect our planet. Stanford scholar Paul N. Edwards served as a lead author and answers questions about the report.
Several studies have found that the EPA underestimates the amount of methane leaking from U.S. oil and gas operations by as much as half. A new Stanford-led study shows how better data can lead to more accurate estimates and points to some of the causes of the EPA’s undercount.
A nearly 30-year survey, conducted at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, has found that the distribution of Argentine ants has shrunk as a result of climate change. Meanwhile, native species are faring better.
Stanford researchers have shown how the goopy material inside bacterial cells and interactions with other biomolecules encourage DNA segments to fold up to a thousandth of their actual length.
Warnings of another severe wildfire season abound, as do efforts to reduce the risk of ignition. Yet few are taking precautions against the smoke. Stanford experts advise on contending with hazardous air quality.
Stanford University’s 130th Commencement weekend, June 12-13, 2021, was a testament to the strength and tenacity of students during the challenges of the pandemic.
The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is awarding more than $1.5 million to 10 innovative projects to research teams across the university as part of its 2021 Environmental Venture Projects and Realizing Environmental Innovation Program grants.
The John S. Knight Community Impact Fellows are veteran and emerging journalism leaders who will work remotely in their communities to address journalism’s neglect of communities of color.
California may be headed for another record-breaking wildfire season. Stanford researchers discuss the shift in federal, state and local approaches necessary to turn the tide of destruction.
Stanford neuroscientists find that initial memory formation may involve both awareness of our location as well as what we were feeling when we were there.
Higher temperatures attributed to climate change caused payouts from the nation’s biggest farm support program to increase by $27 billion between 1991 and 2017, according to new estimates from Stanford researchers.
The new school will include transitional academic divisions, university-wide cross-cutting themes organized into institutes and an accelerator focused on solutions. Stanford is now launching the search for a dean to lead the new school.
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