Natural Sciences

Go behind the science with Rodolfo Dirzo

The Stanford ecologist traces quiet shifts in the natural world – and how they circle back to human health. PhD student Phil Roberge takes us on a tour of his lab.

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A life-changing shift from neuroscience to cystic fibrosis research

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Tony Heinz wins 2026 Optica award

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Carolyn Bertozzi named Royal Society of Chemistry Honorary Fellow

An illustration of a family tree

Mathematical model calculates probability of shared ancestors for African Americans

Jon Simon with the cavity array microscope

Light-based platform sets the stage for quantum supercomputers

Close up of an optical amplifier chip, similar to the one detailed in the new study, that is being developed in the lab of Stanford physicist Amir Safavi-Naeini. A red laser light shines from an optical fiber on the left to help with aligning the fiber to the chip.

New chip-sized optical amplifier can intensify light 100 times

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Fang Liu wins Scialog awards

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Barnabas Daru receives International Biogeography Society award