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One of the most ambitious conservation efforts ever, California’s 30×30 initiative aims to protect plant and animal life across 30 percent of the... Read More
A new modeling approach combines machine learning and human insights to map the regions and ports most at risk for illicit practices, like forced... Read More
A Stanford University analysis could help policymakers across the U.S. spend billions of dollars in new federal infrastructure funding more wisely.... Read More
As a climate-change researcher, I work on issues that make a difference for the future. But long-term issues like climate change can be hard to... Read More
One person’s wastewater is another person’s treasure. A new Stanford University study paves the way to mining sewage for valuable materials used in... Read More
Two new studies – a survey of residents in hurricane-battered Florida and Texas and a survey of people in wildfire-scarred California – reveal that... Read More
To keep tourism revenue flowing, a new method uses NASA satellites and social media to show the benefits of investing in nature — and some roads to... Read More
Like boxers whose punching power declines over their careers, greenhouse gasses lose their warming impact at different rates. So, to compare gasses’... Read More
Read about and watch video of a Woods Webinar on electrification of the building sector .
Humans have cooked with fire for millennia, but it may be... Read More