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Aerial view of a housing development.

May 16, 2024

Understanding how racism and emotion impact affordable housing support

Scientist working with radar on ice.

Feb 6, 2024

Currently stable parts of East Antarctica may be closer to melting than anyone realized

Professor and two students assembling sensors while sitting on the floor of a gymnasium.

Jan 23, 2024

The movers and shakers of Stanford’s earthquake center

Environment, Technology & Society

A blue truck attempting to drive through a flooded street.

Jan 19, 2024

Clusters of atmospheric rivers amp up California storm damages

Dec 13, 2023

Can technology help reduce inequalities between neighborhoods within the same city?

Environment, Health, Technology & Society

Aerial view of forest with mist.

Nov 17, 2023

The future of ecohydrology

Oct 30, 2023

What’s standing in the way of sustainable steel?

Environment, Materials

The phrase, “We love BioEng” in lights at night.

Oct 23, 2023

Bioengineering: Where life sciences and engineering meet

Computation & Data, Energy, Environment, Health

Amazon forest floor

Sep 18, 2023

'Getting a handle' on a potent climate threat

Geological coastal cliffs

Sep 15, 2023

The future of coastal erosion

Aerial view of a research boat in the Arctic Sea

Aug 8, 2023

Mission to understand Arctic carbon uptake and 'jewels of the sea'

High voltage electric power lines at sunset

Jul 17, 2023

Coordination could spare billions in grid upgrade costs and accelerate electrification

Energy, Environment

Forest fire at night

Jun 26, 2023

Better predictions of wildfire spread may sit above the treetops

Close-up photo of a sewage drain.

Jun 9, 2023

The future of wastewater

Illustration of a double helix with plant material sprouting from the top.

Jun 6, 2023

Scientists talk sustainability at inaugural synthetic biology symposium

Energy, Environment, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Detail of a modern power plant fueled with coal and biomass

Jun 2, 2023

The future of greenhouse gases

Energy, Environment

Sunlight through a glass of water

May 22, 2023

New nontoxic powder uses sunlight to quickly disinfect contaminated drinking water

Energy, Environment, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Photo of a mosquito on human skin.

Apr 7, 2023

The future of mosquito-borne diseases

Environment, Health

Student testing wastewater in lab.

Mar 23, 2023

Wastewater could be key to tracking more viruses than just COVID-19

Environment, Health

Dried lake and river in summer.

Jan 17, 2023

Droughts increase costs for low-income households

Environment, Technology & Society

Solar panel array on the rooftop of an apartment building.

Nov 21, 2022

Solar panels are largely confined to wealthy Americans

Energy, Environment, Technology & Society

A glass of purified water at wastewater treatment plant.

Nov 10, 2022

The cleanest drinking water is recycled

Energy, Environment, Health

Image of a building with air condition units hanging from the windows.

Sep 30, 2022

How can we harness wind and improve airflow to benefit society?

Environment, Health

Image of an electric car charging in the driveway of a house.

Sep 23, 2022

EV charging needs changing. Here's why.

Energy, Environment, Transportation & Robotics