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A new algorithm designed to find matching seismic signals in large earthquake databases could find previously missed microquakes.

Global fossil-fuel emissions could decline in 2015

An international research team reports that the rapid increase in global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has slowed in the past two years, underlining the need for action to permanently lower emissions.

December 9, 2015

Elsa Ordway's research examines the rapidly growing palm oil industry in Cameroon, with the aim of identifying where palm oil expansion can occur while protecting rainforest ecosystems and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

December 5, 2015

Mystery of arsenic release into groundwater solved

Bacteria living in shallow sediment layers of permanently flooded wetlands in Asia drive arsenic release into water by feeding on freshly deposited plant material, a new study finds.

December 4, 2015

An ambitious, new initiative involving Stanford Earth researchers aims to take the pulse of the planet by capturing the past, present, and future status of the Earth's surface systems. 

December 4, 2015
Eiffel Tower illustration

The real business of decarbonization begins after an agreement is signed at the Paris climate conference, argue David G. Victor and Stanford Earth's James Leape.

December 1, 2015

Stanford experts on climate change-related issues ranging from energy and ecosystems to law and economics share their persectives on the upcoming COP21 talks in Paris.

November 30, 2015

As they work toward halting global warming, international delegates at the Paris climate talks will depend on a knowledge base that Stanford scholars helped build over the past two decades.

November 30, 2015

Stanford Earth researcher Aaron Strong joins New York Times reporter Andy Revkin to discuss the history of UN climate summit and what is different at this year's event.

November 30, 2015
Stanford scientists have tested a way to measure crop yield from space using satellites that can directly measure plant photosynthesis.
November 10, 2015