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Scientists Decipher the Hidden Past of the "Blue-Ring Nebula"

For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a massive gas cloud that encircles a star some six thousand light-years away 

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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere

The planet is drowning in the most useful material ever invented. So what are we going to do about it?

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Climate Change Fuels Significant Increase in US Forest Fires

Wildfires have been consuming forests in the western US at a devastating pace

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The Machine that Can Read Your Mind

At Columbia's Magnetic Resonance Research Center, scientists are unveiling the neural basis of human thoughts, memories, and emotions

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In Pursuit of Dark Matter

Columbia physicists confront one of the most confounding mysteries in science

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Researchers Call for Clean-Energy Push

A new report provides a roadmap for how the US can help stave off the most catastrophic consequences of global warming

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A Laboratory Fit for Lockdown

Take-home kits allow Columbia Engineering students to conduct experiments in their pajamas

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7 New Research Findings from Columbia

An ice sheet reveals a surprise, and other discoveries

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Columbia Physicists to Upgrade Atom Smasher

The scientists are leading a multi-institution effort to increase the power of the ATLAS particle detector at the Large Hadron Collider

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A New Way to Save Coral Reefs, and Other Research Findings

7 recent discoveries from Columbia scientists

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Astrophysicist Brian Metzger Named 2020 Blavatnik Laureate

The award is the largest unrestricted scientific prize for young researchers in the US

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3 New Climate Discoveries That Should Worry Just About Everyone 

Studies on droughts, heat-index readings, and ice sheets show that the Earth is changing much faster than we anticipated

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7 Discoveries from Columbia Scientists

Bearded dragons may shed light on sleep disorders, and other research news

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Houses Fit for Life on Mars

Architects Jeffrey Montes '15GSAPP and Christopher Botham '16GSAPP are designing your home — in outer space

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A Time-Out for the Planet

Grappling with COVID and climate on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day

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The Unexpected Payback of a 33-Year-Old Climate Treaty 

The Montreal Protocol saved the ozone. It’s also slowing global warming

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