Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Induction avoids gas-burner combustion pollutants, yet only about 3% of U.S. households use it. At a Stanford-co-hosted summit, experts highlighted trusted messengers and incentives to help households switch.

Among the takeaways: Investing in safer communities and fire-resilient landscapes is key to reducing future wildfire losses and costs.

The Global Sustainability Challenge invites university students to develop solutions in sustainable energy or adaptation and resilience. Winners receive cash prizes and an invitation to Stanford’s EcoGlobal program, including a summer workshop and fall demo day. Applications close Nov. 22.

Expanding transmission and wind power offers billions in potential annual power-system savings across a range of federal policy scenarios, a Stanford-led study finds.

This year’s El Niño is among the most extreme on record. Stanford experts explain how it works and what it means for people and ecosystems.

California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law uses real-world case studies to help students see the big picture on complex environmental issues.

Can earthquakes be predicted? Do they happen more at night? Can you feel one on an airplane? Seismologist Ettore Biondi explains what the science says.

Nina Zhao is working to map the drugs, pesticides, and pollutants we encounter in daily life – often unknowingly – and to understand how they shape human and ecosystem health.

In a yearlong experiment, satellites designed to monitor methane detected 92-100% of controlled releases on clear days.

Bleached corals can fully recover within a few weeks through brief contact with healthy corals, opening new possibilities for restoration.