Sustainable Societies

New Stanford research finds California homeowners insurance premiums up 84% since 2020, with the problem no longer confined to wildfire-prone areas.

New research shows how introducing native fish into rice fields may help boost crop yields while suppressing a disease affecting more than 220 million people worldwide.

A new Stanford study finds that burning 500,000 acres of California conifer forests per year would reduce dangerous smoke pollution, with benefits that spread for miles.

Cross-sector collaboration is key to improving environmental and public health across populations, according to experts at the Center for Just Environmental Futures’ recent conference on campus.

The Hoover Institution’s Bio-Strategies and Leadership Initiative gathered over 350 leaders to discuss the expanding role of biotechnology in health, security, and the economy.

Researchers have developed a volcanic rock formula that cuts carbon emissions by 67 percent, potentially offering an affordable alternative to increasingly scarce cement additives.

Future climate damages from past emissions dwarf the economic harm already inflicted, a new study shows.

By tapping residents’ deep knowledge of their neighborhoods, Stanford experts are working to design better infrastructure solutions in flood-prone communities.

Stanford research in a drought-prone Indian city shows how comprehensive policy changes could cut water costs by two-thirds for the poorest residents as urban populations surge.

Stanford scientists in Senegal hunting for schistosomiasis – a parasitic disease infecting 250 million people worldwide – used AI to transform local field work into satellite-powered risk analysis.