A new “natural capital account” for Colombia’s Upper Sinú Basin calculates the economic value of its natural ecosystems’ erosion control services to the energy and water sectors alone at $100 million.

Bioengineering professor Michael C. Jewett shares how Stanford researchers are working with the building blocks of biology to make chemical manufacturing more energy efficient and less toxic, and to transform atmospheric carbon dioxide into valuable products or sequester it in rocks.

Earth Day theme globally this year is renewable energy, highlighting its potential to create millions of jobs, improve health outcomes, and power a sustainable future. Community members share what energizes them about sustainability efforts.