Science & Technology

Columbia astronomers recently detected a faraway event that challenges existing theories about black-hole formation

New research reveals the toll of massive groundwater extraction in cities from Houston to New York

Universities have come to rely on federal funding to support scientific and medical research. How did we get here?

Social psychologists at Columbia Business School find that people with higher social status have the privilege of acting more “authentic” 

A powerful new microscope could enable more scientists around the world to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research

Novel materials could eventually power electric vehicles and more, say Columbia researchers

At Columbia’s inaugural AI Summit, experts touted the technology’s promise and agreed that robots still have a long way to go

The experimental initiative for reducing city traffic was conceived by economics professor William Vickrey ’47GSAS

Computer algorithms are becoming more adept at using our data to penetrate the deepest levels of our psyches

A new report debunks false and misleading claims found on social media

Columbia archeologists are changing assumptions about pre-Incan society

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake was the biggest to hit the New York City metro area since 1884