Our list includes a mix of favorites, high-impact stories and some of our most read research coverage from a year of uncertainty, adaptation and discovery.
Fighting fire after fire in ever-growing wildfire seasons, CAL FIRE is in search of innovative prevention and response strategies. Stanford students address this need by successfully tackling some of the biggest problems in wildfire management with fresh perspectives.
English Professor Gavin Jones’ new book examines John Steinbeck’s experimentalism, contending that the author’s portrayals of climate change and wealth inequality make him an important literary voice for today.
Federal regulators have moved to delay assessment and action on chemicals that could contaminate drinking water. Richard Luthy explains how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and individual states approach waterborne threats.
NatCap’s Gretchen Daily and Jeffrey Smith contributed to a new book, Earth 2020: An Insider’s Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet, a collection of interdisciplinary essays to celebrate 50 years of Earth Day.
Stanford University and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine have joined forces to create a new Post-doctoral Fellowship in Planetary Health to support early-career researchers tackling pressing questions in this emerging field.
Researchers at Stanford are working across disciplines to make new discoveries and create innovative solutions to the world's pressing environmental challenges.
