Krill harvesting threatens whale recovery
Research
Soaring human demand for the tiny crustaceans is threatening whale species once hunted nearly to extinction, but scientists say careful management could help ensure there’s enough krill to go around.
The world hasn’t hit the brakes on methane emissions
Research
More than 150 nations have pledged to slash their emissions this decade, but new research shows global emissions of the greenhouse gas are rising faster than ever.
Women’s tennis announces fall schedule
News
Six tournaments highlight the Stanford women’s tennis fall schedule beginning with the ITA All-American Championships next Saturday.
Precision tools make quick work of tumor dissection
Research
Two new biology lab instruments turn out scores of uniformly sized tissue samples, allowing cancer researchers to study many therapies at once.
In the news
The cool thing is that we didn’t change any chemistry of the battery. We just changed that last step in manufacturing to form the battery a little differently.”
William Chueh, associate professor of materials science and engineering and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on a study that increases battery lifespan for electric cars.
Can AI improve one of the most expensive (and boring) parts of work?
Daniel Ho, professor of law and senior fellow at SIEPR, on the propensity of large language models to make up facts, laws, and opinions.
Can you hack friendship? These Bay Area services think so
Matthew Jackson, professor of economics and senior fellow at SIEPR, explains homophily – the tendency to associate with people who share basic characteristics like class, age, race, gender, and career.