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Ignacio Mundo measures a ship’s rib in preparation for sampling.
Scientists Say Shipwreck Off Patagonia Is Long-Lost 1850s Rhode Island Whaler

Archaeologists have spent years researching the ship’s origin. A new analysis of tree rings in its timbers has provided perhaps the most compelling evidence yet.

Illustration of a fruit fly.
Summer Pest or Scientific Marvel?

As you squash the fruit flies invading your kitchen this summer, take a moment to revere them.

The monkeypox virus.
Columbia Health Provides Guidance on Monkeypox Virus

With the number of confirmed cases rising in the U.S. and other countries around the world, New York has declared monkeypox an imminent threat to public health in the state.

Elom Amematsro
A Portrait of the Scientist: Elom Amematsro

Elom Amematsro, a graduate student in the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at the Zuckerman Institute, uses computer code to build mathematical models that predict the behaviors of brain cells that move our bodies.

NATIONAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Woman writing something with illustration of stock market bars in front of her
Columbians Offer Their Insights on Inflation, Recession, and the Economy

The economic forecast is gloomy and confusing. Faculty members and researchers offer analysis and advice.

Monica Hakimi, Columbia Law School
Challenging Assumptions on International Law

Monica Hakimi from Columbia Law School argues that we should take international law on its own terms. 

Federal Reserve Building facade
Our Central Bank Is Not Created to Solve All Our Economic Woes

As the decision of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates captures news headlines, it is important to ask if it has taken on too much responsibility. Can it fix our economy?