Brain scans reveal language-specific neural networks
Research
Neuroscientists have found compelling evidence for a neural network dedicated to language in the adult human brain, with potential implications for treating language problems after stroke or brain injury.
New book shares artists’ reflections on 1992 Los Angeles riots
Q&A
In Unrest: Art in the Aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, art scholar Rose Salseda chronicles intergenerational, cross-racial experiences through the prism of art.
Hans Andersen, pioneering chemist, has died at 84
Obituary
Known for his study of liquids and other materials, Andersen used groundbreaking computer-based methods to expand our understanding of complex systems.
Chemists find a new path to luminescence
Research
The molecule behind the glow of fireflies and plankton breaks apart in an unexpected order under force – a discovery that could lead to better stress sensors and help illuminate some mysteries of the natural world.
English professor Chang-rae Lee authors his most personal work yet
Q&A
With A Tender Age, the prizewinning novelist tells the story of a Korean American immigrant at summer camp in 1976.
Kids’ speech can signal risk of future mental health problems
Research
In a Stanford-led study, the way preteens talked could predict whether they developed conditions like depression or anxiety six years later.
The next frontiers for natural capital
Event
Leaders from 32 countries convened at Stanford to unlock ways of meeting surging demand for valuing nature in decisions – and growing that demand exponentially.
Why we can’t quit the ‘Odyssey’
Q&A
Nearly three millennia after Homer’s epic tale, a Stanford lecturer explains why artists keep retelling the story of Odysseus.
Dengue surge linked to road development in Peru
News
A new Stanford-led study finds dengue cases surged 400% near a newly paved highway in the Peruvian Amazon, with implications as more roads are planned in remote areas worldwide.
Pollution blurs the line between two fish species
News
A study in Mexico finds that water pollution can threaten biodiversity through hybridization, causing distinct species to collapse into one.