With its mission complete, the Rosetta-Ice Project, led by Columbia University polar geophysicist Robin Bell, will give scientists an unprecedented look at the Ross Ice Shelf and how it’s changing with the climate.

On August 21, millions of people will bear witness as the moon slips over the entire face of the sun, obscuring its light and allowing only the glow of its outer atmosphere to mark its place in the sky.

Plastic microbeads, common in soap, toothpaste and other consumer products, are flooding waters. A team from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory is doing the first large-scale assessment of their impact on New York’s waterways.

A new study by Michael P. Burke opens door to innumerable possibilities, from the design of new types of engines to understanding the planetary chemistry responsible for cloud formations, climate change, and the conditions for creating life.

David Blei, a Professor of Statistics and Computer Science in the Data Science Institute at Columbia University, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

In this video, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory scientists explain their research and how it can help improve adaptation practices and make our homes, livelihoods, and the systems we rely on more resilient to extreme weather and sea level rise.

In an editorial in Science, Naomi J. Schrag, Vice President for Research Compliance, Training, and Policy, and G. Michael Purdy, Executive Vice President for Research, explain why university leaders should better promote the critical importance of research quality.