The future of phytoplankton at the top of the world
Since late June, the research vessel Sikuliaq has been churning through ice in the Chukchi Sea, carrying 20 scientists and students on a mission to understand how a warming Arctic will transform the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon.
Two scientists, two oil spills, and many reasons for hope
Rebecca Miller and Josheena Naggea studied the differences in the emergency responses to oil spills in places where each had a personal connection: Pointe d'Esny, Mauritius and Huntington Beach, California.
An AI solution to climate models’ gravity wave problem
Stanford scientists are among a growing number of researchers harnessing artificial intelligence techniques to bring more realistic representations of ubiquitous atmospheric ripples into global climate models.
Stanford Earth’s summer reading list inspires critical thinking about sustainability
Whether you’re ready for a memoir of science in action, an ode to coral reefs, or a firsthand account of how scientists came to understand the processes behind global warming, faculty and scholars associated with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability have recommendations.
In the nation’s biggest oil field, faults that lay dormant for millennia are being activated by the underground disposal of wastewater from fossil fuel production, according to two Stanford studies.
Atilla Aydin, geologist, musician, chef, and devoted Cardinal fan, has died
Aydin was a field geologist who loved nothing more than leading teams of researchers and students into remote locations – the Valley of Fire, Point Reyes, Zion National Park, a Hawaiian volcano, Sicily – to study prehistoric rock formations.
New research shows how the impact that created the moon’s South Pole-Aitken basin is linked to the stark contrast in composition and appearance between the two sides of the moon.
Snowpack changes how a California volcano ‘breathes’
A Stanford University study suggests the weight of snow and ice atop the Sierra Nevada affects a California volcano’s carbon dioxide emissions, one of the main signs of volcanic unrest.
David Lobell honored with 2022 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
The award recognizes research by a mid-career scientist who has made an extraordinary contribution to agriculture or to the understanding of the biology of a species fundamentally important to agriculture or food production.
