May 28, 2017
‘Climate Stress’ and the Next Global Conflict
Marc Levy, deputy director of Columbia's Center for International Earth Science Information Network, explains the role of climate change in global conflict and security.
May 25, 2017
Budget Guts U.S. Carbon Capture, Storage Research
Peter Kelemen, a scientist from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, shares his thoughts on the future of carbon capture and storage research projects.
May 23, 2017
Antarctica’s Disintegration: A Hollywood Disaster Scenario?
Climate scientists Robin Bell and Peter de Menocal discuss how the melting of Antarctica's ice sheet will impact sea level rise and the global economy.
May 22, 2017
Star That Spurred Alien Megastructure Theories Dims Again
David Kipping, an astronomer at Columbia University, comments on the sudden dimming of an otherwise unremarkable star 1300 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.
May 18, 2017
Antarctic Dispatches
In a series of three interactive stories, New York Times journalists report on research by Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists which aims to understand how changes to Antarctica's vast ice sheet might affect the world.
May 12, 2017
Scientists May Be ‘Vastly’ Underestimating Extinction Risks
A new Columbia University study is challenging the accuracy of methods used by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to determine conservation status.
May 9, 2017
Satellite Images Reveal Gaps in Global Population Data
Greg Yetman, associate director for geospatial applications at Columbia’s Center for International Earth Science Information Network, discusses how algorithms are helping to picture where Africans live and work.