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Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors
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Scientists Edge Closer to Affordable Superconductors

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

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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 ISIS Really Recruits its Members
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How ISIS Really Recruits its Members

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

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets
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Christopher Silas Neal

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets

At the Columbia History Lab, Matthew Connelly ’90CC uses data science to uncover long-hidden files

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Mud, Dung, Banana Fiber: Why Natural Building Materials Are Making a Comeback
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Mud, Dung, Banana Fiber: Why Natural Building Materials Are Making a Comeback

Columbia researchers led by Lola Ben-Alon are looking to the ancient past for greener, cleaner alternatives to concrete and steel

It Takes a Flock: What Songbirds Can Teach Us about Strong Bonds
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It Takes a Flock: What Songbirds Can Teach Us about Strong Bonds

Columbia scientists shed new light on how superb starling communities survive and thrive

Survey: 3 out of 4 Chinese-Americans Experience Racism
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Survey: 3 out of 4 Chinese-Americans Experience Racism

A surge of prejudice that emerged in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic does not seem to be abating

Columbia and NYC Parks Team Up to Tackle Toxic Algae Blooms
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Columbia and NYC Parks Team Up to Tackle Toxic Algae Blooms

Researchers will study a pond in Morningside Park 

The Secrets of Black Rock Forest
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The Secrets of Black Rock Forest

At an Upstate New York nature preserve, Columbia researchers are decoding the natural world in order to conserve it

The Incredible Environmental Benefits of NYC Trees
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The Incredible Environmental Benefits of NYC Trees

A study reveals how urban green spaces absorb carbon dioxide and combat global warming

How Our Most Meaningful Memories Are Made
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How Our Most Meaningful Memories Are Made

Neuroscientists are closer to solving one of the mysteries of the human brain

The Super Canines of Chernobyl, and Other Science News
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The Super Canines of Chernobyl, and Other Science News

The latest research from Columbia

First Extraterrestrial Archive Opens at Columbia
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First Extraterrestrial Archive Opens at Columbia

The University is teaming up with NASA to create a first-of-its kind online library of geochemical data

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets
Illustration by Christopher Silas Neal of a file folder with a lock and chain
Science & Technology

What Declassified Government Documents Reveal About America’s Dark Secrets

At the Columbia History Lab, Matthew Connelly ’90CC uses data science to uncover long-hidden files

The Need to Protect the Data in Our Brains
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The Need to Protect the Data in Our Brains

In Theater of Thought, Rafael Yuste explores the intersections of privacy and neurotechnology with Werner Herzog

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

Research briefs from Columbia

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