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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, another source of deadly and increasingly frequent disease outbreaks goes largely unnoticed by much of the... Read More
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Stanford University’s Center for Innovation in Global Health and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment... Read More
Taking a new approach to an old problem, Stanford researchers have created a device that could make converting seawater to freshwater profitable and... Read More
As people shelter in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, daily carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have dropped by as much as 17 percent globally,... Read More
COVID-19, combined with the effects of ongoing civil conflicts; hotter, drier weather in many areas; and an unfolding locust invasion in Africa and... Read More
Love it or hate it, “Tiger King” is a phenomenon that has brought unprecedented attention to the fate of captive tigers. The Netflix series, watched... Read More
Fairness – or at least the perception of fairness – could play a determining role in the future of California’s groundwater, according to new... Read More
The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment launched Stanford’s Earth Week festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with a... Read More