Science and insights for people who care about Earth, its resources and its environment
December 2017
Earth Matters curates research from across Stanford on topics including energy, natural hazards, food, freshwater resources, climate change, and others. This monthly alert will notify you of the latest material available.
Applying modern film scanning technology to a rare trove of historical radar data could help scientists understand how Antarctica’s ice sheets will change in a warming world.
From laying the groundwork for a billion-sensor quake network to finding lithium deposits around supervolcanoes, these were our favorite research stories of 2017.
Tiny tremors triggered by fracking could be early signs of stressful conditions deep underground that could destabilize faults and trigger larger earthquakes.
