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Saluting Marie Tharp, the Trailblazing Scientist Whose Maps Shook the World
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Saluting Marie Tharp, the Trailblazing Scientist Whose Maps Shook the World

The Columbia cartographer’s discovery of undersea rift valleys helped seal the theory of continental drift

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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere
Underwater photo of plastic bottle and other trash floating in ocean
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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?

Climate Change Fuels Significant Increase in US Forest Fires
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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

How ISIS Really Recruits its Members
ISIS members marching with flag

How ISIS Really Recruits its Members

A study looks at what makes the group’s online propaganda successful

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Gen Z Discovers LSD, and Other Science News
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Gen Z Discovers LSD, and Other Science News

Research briefs from Columbia

The Columbia Telescope That Changed How We See the World
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The Columbia Telescope That Changed How We See the World

Why the Rutherfurd Telescope is legendary among astronomy aficionados

Can We Act Sooner to Save Endangered Species?
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Can We Act Sooner to Save Endangered Species?

At-risk animal populations should receive protections earlier, urge Columbia researchers

The Case of the Well-Dressed Panhandler
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The Case of the Well-Dressed Panhandler

Clothing choices matter when soliciting spare change, find Columbia Business School researchers

Tree Rings Solve Mystery of 19th-Century Shipwreck
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Tree Rings Solve Mystery of 19th-Century Shipwreck

Columbia scientists formally identify the Dolphin, a lost Rhode Island whaler from the 1850s

Columbia Engineering Leads Major Initiative on Smart Streetscapes
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Columbia Engineering Leads Major Initiative on Smart Streetscapes

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $26 million grant to develop a new research center

Coyotes and Other Wild Animals Move into New York City
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Coyotes and Other Wild Animals Move into New York City

Urban critters such as possums, skunks, and groundhogs are growing in numbers, say Columbia researchers

Making Room for Tigers
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Making Room for Tigers

Ecologists are studying new ways to protect the big cats’ need to roam

Jurassic Parka: How Dinosaurs Survived the Cold
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Jurassic Parka: How Dinosaurs Survived the Cold

New fossil discovery suggests dinos could tolerate chillier climates

War Atrocities in Yemen Linked to US Weapons
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War Atrocities in Yemen Linked to US Weapons

Columbia Law School researchers have unveiled a disturbing connection between American arms and civilian deaths

Biomedical Engineers Can Now Watch Our Organs Talk to Each Other
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Biomedical Engineers Can Now Watch Our Organs Talk to Each Other

In a plastic device the size of a credit card, tissues communicate with each other through a shared blood supply

 

 

Having Kids May Lead to Brain Damage, and Other Science News
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Having Kids May Lead to Brain Damage, and Other Science News

Recent discoveries from Columbia researchers

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