What the humble planarian teaches us about the building blocks of life
A bioengineer studies the flatworms' ability to regenerate nerves, muscle, and other tissue. “One of the big questions we want to answer is how it does this on a genetic level?”
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Curious Martian dunes explained
Stanford planetary scientists used an AI-driven computer vision model to analyze a million Martian dunes and uncovered how sandy waves form on our sister planet at a scale that previously seemed incompatible with the physics of how ripples and dunes ar… […]
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Healthy rivers, healthy people
Analysis reveals how restoring relatively narrow forest buffers could substantially improve regional water quality and carbon storage in Costa Rica and elsewhere. Such changes could have outsized benefits for vulnerable populations that rely on rivers … […]
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AI book recs: Add these to your reading list
Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence community offers a recommended reading list that includes general interest, fiction, and deep dives for practitioners. […]
