Stanford University

Did you know that facial flushing after drinking alcohol can cause cancer? Over 540 million people have a genetic variant that impairs the breakdown of alcohol, resulting in a buildup of acetald...

The San Francisco Bay Area's salt ponds represent a vital part of California's history and biodiversity. Hypersaline ponds, with salinities up to 3X that of the ocean, are toxic to most forms of...

For centuries, scientists noted earthworms' exploits as ecosystem engineers. Recent research shows the feasibility of carbon dioxide reduction (CDR) at the Gt/yr (~1 t/ha/yr) scale via worm-work...