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Massive Genetic Study Shows How Humans are Evolving

Massive Genetic Study Shows How Humans are Evolving

September 7, 2017

Hakhamanesh Mostafavi, an evolutionary biologist at Columbia University, led a study that suggests variants that shorten life are being selected against.

Has Climate Change Intensified 2017’s Western Wildfires?

Has Climate Change Intensified 2017’s Western Wildfires?

September 7, 2017

Park Williams, a Columbia University climate scientist, says wildfires are a “canary in the coal mine” for the effects of climate change.

Could Climate Change Breed a Whole New Category of Hurricane?

Could Climate Change Breed a Whole New Category of Hurricane?

September 7, 2017
climate change   hurricanes  

Hoaxes have been calling Irma a Category 6 hurricane, but there’s no such thing. Columbia University scientists discuss whether there could there be in the future.

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