A new study found that when microplastics contact water, their surfaces can become chemically reactive. This could be how ...

Inspired by the freedom found in the mountains, this M.S. in Sustainability Management alum calls for restoring ecosystems ...

As COP31 and COP32 approach, a Climate Week panel brought together climate leaders to discuss how the world can turn Paris ...

At a Climate Week symposium, Columbia Engineering convened members of government, industry and academia to examine critical ...

Five scientists affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have received major honors from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) this year, recognizing their contributions to our ...

In this month's edition of our research roundup, we look at the impact of suspending U.S. embassy reporting on air quality; ...

Five Lamont scientists received major 2026 honors recognizing research on sea-level change, ocean carbon uptake, seafloor mapping and Earth’s deep interior. William B. F. Ryan receives the Maurice ...

The world population is expected to grow to almost 10 billion by 2050. With 3.4 billion more mouths to feed, and the growing desire of the middle class for meat and dairy in developing countries, ...

The favored refrain of climate deniers and those who oppose climate policies is that “the science is not settled.” To some degree, this is true. Climate scientists are still uncertain about a number ...

New York City’s current responses to COVID-19 have a lot in common with the long history of epidemics that have devastated the health and well-being of the city’s population. Today, as during the ...

A comparison of forest cover before the British established a colony in New Zealand (left) versus today (right). Image: Decolonial Atlas We currently live in an epoch that geologists call the Holocene ...