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As Colorado River wanes, water supplies and ecosystems hang in the balance
August 30, 2022 | Water in the West
A Stanford University study analyzes water transactions that leave water in the river, and shows how they could be scaled up to avert cuts for major... Read More
Matt McCoy with an octopus at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, MA.
Q&A: Evolution of octopus and squid brains could shed light on origins of intelligence
August 26, 2022 | Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Ocean-dwelling, otherworldly, and intelligent, the bobtail squid possesses a brain that is complex yet very different from our own.
NSF Grant Awarded to Professor Zephyr Frank
August 25, 2022 | Stanford Department of History
Woods fellow will use major National Science Foundation grant to study poetic landscape depictions of England’s Lake District and survivor... Read More
Underwater Stanford scientists investigate the kelp forests
August 23, 2022 | Stanford News Service
A five-week course tests the mental and physical limitations of six up-and-coming scientific divers as they learn about the ecology and conservation... Read More
Samantha Andrzejaczek, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, (second from right) tagging a tiger shark. (Image credit: Alex Kydd)
Scientists take a deep dive into how sharks use the ocean
August 19, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Researchers compiled the largest set of biologging data revealing how 38 species of sharks, rays, and skates move vertically in oceans around the... Read More
A beaver chews on vegetation in a beaver pond
Q&A: harnessing the power of nature to address water and climate challenges
August 18, 2022 | Stanford Water in the West Program
Stanford's Felicia Marcus discusses how states can utilize nature-based solutions to help meet climate targets and water objectives while enjoying... Read More
A turtle lays on the beach
Scientists identify potential bioindicators for monitoring plastic pollution in the North Pacific Ocean
August 15, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Key marine species can serve as bioindicators to measure how much plastic exists in different ocean regions.
Students from a developmental biology course at Hopkins, where they learned about developmental biodiversity. Lowe encourages other classes to incorporate an experiential Hopkins component to their curriculum. (Image credit: Christopher Lowe)
Stanford Hopkins Marine Station’s new biodiversity mission
August 15, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Improved facilities and equipment at the Monterey Bay station will open the door for researchers to study more of the Pacific’s diverse species, gain... Read More
The activity of synthetic genetic circuits that process the presence or absence of specific signals in plant leaves was measured in high throughput by placing leaf punches in 96-well plates. (Image credit: Jennifer Brophy)
Stanford researchers have designed synthetic genetic circuits that could help plants adapt to pressures from climate change
August 11, 2022 | Stanford News Service
Using synthetic genes, researchers at Stanford have been able to modify the root structures of plants. Their work could make crops more efficient at... Read More

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