Stanford University

Climate change boosts risk of future drought in California

Stanford scientists say the risk of drought in California is being increased by climate change caused by human activity, reports the Contra Costa Times.

Antibiotics may help disease spread in infected animals

Research into mice infected with salmonella, a bacteria often the cause of food-borne illness, poses "ominous questions about the widespread, routine use of sub-therapeutic doses of antibiotics in livestock," says the Stanford Medical School.