People&Planet is the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s monthly newsletter, sharing Stanford research, people in the news, programs and events related to the environment. Read past issues
Billions of years ago, when Earth’s atmosphere reeked of unbreathable gases, microbes evolved in the absence of oxygen. As Earth matured and the... Read More
For solutions-oriented researchers, collaboration on and off campus is essential. Yet many scholars find traditional academic training hasn’t... Read More
Good intentions are not the same as good results – as much as half of all water and sanitations systems in developing countries fail after five years... Read More
Swarms of tiny oceanic organisms known collectively as zooplankton may have an outsize influence on their environment. New research at Stanford shows... Read More
Q | Chris Field: The Arctic is the part of the world that’s seen the most profound warming. How do you see climate change in the Arctic and the... Read More
Few observers were surprised when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced earlier this week that it would scale back emissions and fuel... Read More
A judge in California took an unusual step in trying to untangle who is to blame for increasingly frequent droughts, floods and other climate change-... Read More
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As our newsletter’s new moniker implies, harmonizing the needs of people and the environment is central to the Stanford... Read More