Research & Discovery

It was long accepted that the Vikings were the first people to settle the Faroe Islands, around 850 A.D. until traces of earlier occupation were announced in 2013. But not everyone was convinced. New probes of lake sediments clinch the case that others were there first.

A study of an investigational gene therapy for sickle cell disease has found that a single dose restored blood cells to their normal shape and eliminated the most serious complication of the disease for at least three years in some patients.

A laboratory experiment found that as CO2 solidified, it caused the rock around it to crack. In real reservoirs, this process could open up space to pump in more CO2.

New insights into the genetic architecture of schizophrenia could pave the way for predicting who is at risk of developing the disease.

A ban on heating oil #6 has been effective in reducing air pollution, says a new study that’s the first to provide a framework for evaluating the impact of NYC’s Clean Heat Program.

A study sheds light on how the brain remembers key information which might one day help treat memory disorders.

Hearing aids are getting better, and Americans will soon be able to buy them without a prescription. For those with hearing loss, the benefits may go beyond just being able to follow conversations.

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have found a way, using 2D materials, to build superconducting qubits that are a fraction of the size of previous qubits.

Researchers at the Zuckerman Institute find unexpected connections among brain cells that record memories of places in mice.

A new technique developed at Columbia Engineering combines quantum mechanics and machine learning to efficiently simulate temperature-dependent processes in materials. The method could lead to new and less carbon-intensive ways of making steel and recycling scarce metals.

What will it take to defeat AIDS in the United States by 2030? Drs. Wafaa El-Sadr and David Ho of Columbia University Irving Medical Center weigh in.

The rate of cervical cancer among women in low-income, mostly minority neighborhoods in New York City is nearly two times higher than the rate among New Yorkers in wealthier, largely white neighborhoods, says new Columbia research.