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Why You Can’t Always Trust Your Memory
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Why You Can’t Always Trust Your Memory

Erin Kendall Braun ’09GS, ’18GSAS, a cognitive neuroscientist and memory expert, brings her insight to the courtroom and beyond

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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

What Really Happened on Easter Island?
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What Really Happened on Easter Island?

A Columbia study helps debunk an old theory about the island’s mysterious past

25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World
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25 Columbia Ideas and Innovations that Changed the World

From antibiotics to blood banks, radio waves to video calls, we spotlight the biggest scientific breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and more

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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

Do We Underestimate the Speed and Scale of Global Warming?
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Do We Underestimate the Speed and Scale of Global Warming?

Temperatures are beginning to rise much faster than expected, claims a new study

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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