Research & Discovery

Unlike active galaxies that constantly pull in surrounding material, these black holes lie dormant until a star passes by.

The merger resulted in a combined black hole 225 times our sun’s mass, and challenges current astrophysical models of black hole formation.

Max Isi, who researches gravitational waves, joined Columbia as an astronomy professor earlier this summer.

Maria Diuk-Wasser, an expert on ticks, explains her latest research on carriers of Lyme disease and babesiosis. 

A study found that we have overestimated how much nitrogen enters natural ecosystems from the air. It has climate implications.

Andrew Kruczkiewicz, a meteorologist and senior staff researcher at the Columbia Climate School’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness, breaks it down.

A new study could provide insight into natural hazards and help guide infrastructure and revitalization projects.

These funds will help our scientists and researchers mitigate the challenges posed by disruptions in federal funding.

A new approach breaks down complicated designs into modular building blocks for easy assembly from the bottom up.

An engineer and a physician are working together on a new approach using focused ultrasound to treat dozens of brain diseases.

The environment plays a key role in health outcomes, particularly in industrialized societies.
 

New AI-based screening tools could help people who are falling through the cracks.