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The Strange Saga of Columbia’s Nuclear Reactor
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The Strange Saga of Columbia’s Nuclear Reactor

A plan to build an atom-splitter in Mudd Hall divided the campus. Was the uproar an overreaction? 

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Beneath Bangladesh, a Tectonic Time Bomb
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Beneath Bangladesh, a Tectonic Time Bomb

The earthquake will come. No one can say when. But scientists warn that it could be huge

The Strange Saga of Columbia’s Nuclear Reactor
photo-illustration of Alma Mater holding atomic symbol

The Strange Saga of Columbia’s Nuclear Reactor

A plan to build an atom-splitter in Mudd Hall divided the campus. Was the uproar an overreaction? 

America’s Great Climate Migration Has Begun. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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America’s Great Climate Migration Has Begun. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Columbia researchers are developing innovative ways to protect communities most vulnerable to floods and other disasters

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Are We Really All Suckers for Fake News?
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Are We Really All Suckers for Fake News?

A new study sheds light on the need for greater media literacy

Why Vultures Need Our Protection
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Why Vultures Need Our Protection

Corinne Kendall ’08GSAS, one of America’s top vulture experts, is working to preserve an unfairly maligned bird of prey

Disney ‘Imagineer’ Lanny Smoot’s Lightsaber Moment
Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot
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Disney ‘Imagineer’ Lanny Smoot’s Lightsaber Moment

The engineer joins the National Inventors Hall of Fame

A New Way to Spot Text Written by AI, and Other Science News
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A New Way to Spot Text Written by AI, and Other Science News

Research briefs from Columbia

Is Every Fingerprint Really Unique? AI Tells Us Otherwise
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Is Every Fingerprint Really Unique? AI Tells Us Otherwise

Columbia engineers find that prints from each of your ten digits are not entirely distinct from each other

Scientists Go Bananas Over Baby Galaxies
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Scientists Go Bananas Over Baby Galaxies

Astronomers discover early galaxies shaped like curved, elongated disks 

How Farm Animal Burps Are Fueling Global Warming
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How Farm Animal Burps Are Fueling Global Warming

Columbia environmental scientist Catherine Ivanovich wants us to understand the impacts of the food we eat

Could Beavers Help Save Us from Climate Disaster?
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Could Beavers Help Save Us from Climate Disaster?

Leila Philip ’91SOA spent six years researching an underappreciated animal for her book Beaverland

What Your Facial Features Say About You
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What Your Facial Features Say About You

Columbia psychologists unmask the perceptual biases that shape our impressions of one another

How Gro Intelligence is Fighting World Hunger with Tech
Sara Menker, founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence
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How Gro Intelligence is Fighting World Hunger with Tech

The company, founded by Sara Menker ’12BUS, seeks to optimize agricultural intelligence around the world 

The Hidden Potential of Zombie Office Towers
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The Hidden Potential of Zombie Office Towers

Researchers make the case for converting commercial buildings into apartments

Women Earn Half as Much After Having Children, Finds New Study
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Women Earn Half as Much After Having Children, Finds New Study

Columbia researchers calculate the true price of motherhood

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