March 28, 2019
New Yorkers Brace for Self-cloning Asian Longhorned Tick
Found in Staten Island last summer, the tick is capable of transmitting disease and is spreading far faster than previously known. Public health officials are particularly concerned because the tick is able to quickly replicate itself.
February 15, 2019
What’s Really Feeding Long Island’s Destructive Brown Tides?
A new study co-authored by scientists at Columbia's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory shows that phosphorus and nitrogen should be reduced to mitigate harmful algae blooms in coastal New York waters.
February 13, 2019
On a Remote Island, a Lost Part of the World is Found
On a small volcanic island in the Indian Ocean lies a geologic enigma—a mass of pure white quartzite sandstone apparently formed on a faraway continent long ago. How did it get there?
February 12, 2019
Columbia Astrophysicist Brian Metzger Awarded Top Prize in High-Energy Astrophysics
Columbia astrophysicist Brian Metzger is a co-recipient of the 2019 Rossi Prize for his theoretical predictions of electromagnetic emission from radioactive nuclei produced in neutron star mergers.
January 16, 2019
Novel Materials Convert Visible Light into Infrared Light, Opening Up New Routes for Photodynamic Therapy and Drug Development
The new process converts infrared energy into visible light, allowing innocuous radiation to penetrate living tissue and other materials without the damage caused by high-intensity light exposure.