California has been experiencing intense weather. Is this the new normal?
Interview with Noah Diffenbaugh, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, about the wild weather in California this year.
What the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank says about the stability of U.S. banks
Interview with Anat Admati, professor of finance at the GSB and senior fellow at SIEPR, about the collapse of the bank and what it says about the stability of the U.S. banking system.
Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas
Article quotes Henry Greely, professor of law, arguing whether or not inheritable genetic modifications should be allowed is "ultimately a decision for societies and not a decision for science."
Article quotes Chris Field, professor of biology and of Earth system science, director of the Woods Institute for the Environment, and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on a study that found a fifth of the Sierra Nevada’s conifer forests are out of sync with the warming climate around them.
Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022
Article quotes Rob Jackson, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, arguing any emissions growth is a "failure."
What fueled this week’s debate over COVID-19’s origins
Article quotes David Relman, professor of microbiology and immunology, arguing that knowing more about COVID-19's origins will help more than the current uncertainty.
The first fossil finders in North America were enslaved and Indigenous people
Article quotes Adrienne Mayor, classics research scholar, describing how Black and Native Americans discovered – and correctly identified – millennia-old fossils.
Scientists tangle over ‘wood wide web’ connecting forests and fungi
Article quotes Kabir Peay, associate professor of biology and of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on a study that looked at the underground partnership between trees and threadlike fungi called mycorrhizae.
‘We were surprised’: California’s wildfire risk maps are missing this key info, study finds
Article quotes Chris Field, professor of biology and of Earth system science, director of the Woods Institute for the Environment, and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on how the impacts of small, frequent fires can create a “death by a thousand cuts” situation.
Childbirth is deadlier for Black families even when they’re rich, expansive study finds
Quotes Maya Rossin-Slater, associate professor of health policy and senior fellow at SIEPR, on a study that shows the best medical care for mothers and babies is not equally accessible to everyone. Petra Persson, assistant professor of economics is also listed as an author on the study.
The fight to define green hydrogen, with billions of dollars at stake
Quotes Mark Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, cautioning against adding power sources that aren't truly green.
Supporters of a controversial climate solution say it could be key. Critics believe it is the path to catastrophe
Article quotes Chris Field, professor of biology and of Earth system science, director of the Woods Institute for the Environment, and senior fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy, on the responsibility to explore benefits and risks of all climate mitigation strategies.
Can tech help you reset your internal clock? Here’s what to consider
Article quotes Jamie Zeitzer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on how a person's circadian clock guides the body through a 24-hour cycle.
That Zoom meeting really could have been a simple phone call
Article quotes Jeremy Bailenson, professor of communication and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on how a phone call can help reduce Zoom fatigue.
How to take in traumatic news events and preserve your mental health
Article quotes Debra Kaysen, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, giving tips on protecting mental health when processing traumatic news stories.
Society isn’t changing fast enough to stop climate change: study
Article quotes Noah Diffenbaugh, professor of Earth system science and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, on how the world is on the brink of the 1.5 degrees Celsius mark.
Article quotes Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, on how when people are on the internet, they are "in a state of expectancy focused outward."