Science & Technology

A Columbia study has found that people opposed to same-sex marriage will often reverse their stance after a single conversation with a gay canvasser

Social-networking evangelist Sree Sreenivasan '93JRN has advice for new graduates: link in, tweet on, and connect often

In Uruguay, Columbia scientists are working on a forecasting system to help farmers cope with climate change

Science and technology historian Matthew Jones breaks down the history of snooping

As astronomers discover a universe flush with potentially life-supporting planets, it seems more and more likely that we are not alone

Human-caused climate change could have an unprecedented effect on marine life

The global lust for ivory threatens to silence the African elephant forever. Can a hidden remnant of the Cold War help stem the slaughter?

A surprising number of Americans cycle in and out of poverty. Columbia researchers have embarked on an ambitious study to find out why

A video game that parents will want their kids to play

Columbia climate scientists have discovered why outbreaks of bacterial meningitis are seasonal

Columbia researchers have developed a new way to monitor how bacterial cells communicate

Engineering professor Patricia Culligan has a solution to New York's rain-drainage problem