Stanford scientists solve mystery of ancient American lakes

Reduced evaporation played a role in allowing the Pleistocene lakes of the Western United States grow large. Results of uranium and thorium isotopic analyses by graduate student Daniel Ibarra from the Stanford ICP-MS/TIMS facility are published in the Geological Society of America Bulletin. Read More in the Stanford Report

Opal offers fast, lasting remedy for uranium contamination at nuclear sites, say Stanford researchers

High concentrations of uranium in naturally occurring silica minerals provide evidence that hydrous silica minerals may be a useful tool for remediation of uranium contamination. Read more in Stanford News