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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

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

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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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

The Sharks Are Back in New York
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The Sharks Are Back in New York

A sailing anthropologist sinks his teeth into human-shark relations

Lazy Bears and Confused Birds: What a Warming Planet Means for Wildlife
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Lazy Bears and Confused Birds: What a Warming Planet Means for Wildlife

How climate change is taking its toll on animal behavior

The Magic of Building with Mushrooms
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The Magic of Building with Mushrooms

Fungus-based construction materials could be useful in remote settings or at the scenes of natural disasters

My Cuttlefish Teacher
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My Cuttlefish Teacher

Columbia research shows how the intelligent cephalopods become masters of disguise

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