Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

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.

Researchers recorded extreme heat and elevated nitrogen dioxide in restaurant kitchens using gas or propane appliances.

The astronaut is leading a crew to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Stanford experts in medicine and policy explain what can be learned from the state’s decade-long regulatory experiment to stem the tide of microplastics pollution.

See how Stanford students used paid summer placements to explore careers in clean energy, ocean policy, and more. Applications for most summer 2027 internships open in December.