Do you cook with a gas stove? If you're among the 6.3M US residents who do, a study coauthored by Rob Jackson found:
- Poor ventilation raises cancer risks, often exceeding WHO limits
- Kids face 1.85x higher cancer risk than adults
- High-efficiency vent hoods cut benzene exposure

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Sand dredging for beaches, construction, and land reclamation has surged 5x since the 1970s, threatening coastal and marine biodiversity. @oceansolutions.bsky.social Jean-Baptiste Jouffray + coauthors explore systems approaches to balance extraction and #conservation in this study: bit.ly/3QPnEis

🦈 Sharks can be our eyes in the ocean by carrying sensors that collect and transmit data. A new study coauthored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Barbara Block identifies mako and blue sharks as top candidates for transmitting ocean data via satellite.

Read the study: bit.ly/4i6101c

Community scientists help fill gaps in studying and protecting social-ecological systems. A new study coauthored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social @giuliodeleo.bsky.social + Nicole Ardoin highlights their role in knowledge generation, education, and conservation enforcement.
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Extreme weather raises pathogen exposure and intestinal illnesses. A study coauthored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Stephen Luby and @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social + @stanforddoerr.bsky.social peers finds rural Bangladesh needs better water treatment and storage to avoid contamination. bit.ly/42onZzT

#SmartCities use tech to optimize energy based on human activity + advance sustainable development goals #SDGs. @stanfordwoods.bsky.social NatCap's Yingjie Li coauthored a study finding they excel in higher education, interest access, income equality, and sustainable transit. go.nature.com/40pif6m

How do #shipwrecks shape #MarineEcosystems? @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Krish Seetah coauthors a study proposing a new ecological framework to assess wrecks using case studies from Mauritius, highlighting their socioecological impacts and value in #CoralReef dynamics.
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Whale poop is so much more than waste. The results of a new study coauthored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Jeremy Goldbogen illustrate how whale poop stabilizes iron and reduces copper toxicity for marine wildlife – an #EcosystemService whaling has reduced by over 90%: go.nature.com/42dW2dP

New study co-authored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Alison Hoyt finds that oxidation mitigates methane release from peatland drainage canals in Indonesia. The results illuminate global methane budget and cycling impacts from tropical peatlands.
Read more: go.nature.com/3B14FND

Our well-being is tied to our neighborhoods but data proving this is limited. To provide evidence, a project funded by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social's EVP is using computer vision to find conditions that invoke a negative response.
Read the study: bit.ly/3CssRch
Read our story: stanford.io/4fKfXEQ

Until now, there hasn't been a clear quantification of corporate impacts on nature. But a new
@stanfordwoods.bsky.social NatCap Program approach found that utility, real estate, materials, and finance companies are the most harmful to ecosystem services and biodiversity: go.nature.com/3NTHyrm

Rapid biodiversity changes driven by climate change are in our future. My co-authors and I found in a new study that grassland plant communities in CA shift more quickly in response to hot and dry conditions in contrast to forested ecosystems.

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How does economic growth impact the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Yingjie Li and peers created Environmental Footprint indices and found that improved production efficiency and consumption changes advance SDGs.
Read the study: go.nature.com/4dyAvi0

Dark, salty, & variable temp environments create genetically diverse ocean organisms, but experts disagree on how to value marine genetic resources for #biotech. @stanfordwoods.bsky.social COS researcher Jean-Baptiste Jouffray + peers propose holistic valuations in this review: go.nature.com/4eSHKlR

A study co-authored by @stanfordwoods.bsky.social Inês Azevedo compares the air pollution-related health and economic damages from electric vs. diesel long-haul truck fleets. Electrifying a new fleet could avoid $6.2-8.5 billion in health and climate damages annually. Read more: bit.ly/3B6EZ1N