Study Suggests Shifts in Deep Geologic Structure May Have Magnified Great 2011 Japan Tsunami
A new study led by researchers at Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory looks at why the 2011 Tohoku tsunami off Japan was unexpectedly huge.
Many Lyme Disease Cases Go Unreported. A New Model Could Help Change That.
Researchers led by Maria Pilar Fernandez, a post-doctoral researcher at Columbia, have drawn on 17 years of data to develop a model that identifies areas in which the tick-borne illness is likely to emerge.
A Quantum Breakthrough Brings a Technique From Astronomy to the Nano-scale
Researchers at Columbia University and the University of California San Diego have introduced a “multi-messenger” approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap in how scientists can explore quantum materials.
Sailing Stone Track Discovered ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ in Dinosaur Fossil
Research led by Columbia University’s Paul Olsen suggests that a massive volcanic winter may have frozen the tropics during the dawn of the dinosaur age.
A New Theory for How Black Holes and Neutron Stars Shine Bright
Columbia researchers suggest radiation that lights the densest objects in our universe is powered by the interplay of turbulence and reconnection of super-strong magnetic fields.