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Behind the scenes with “Moonshot” host Mike Massimino (left) and guest, Hod Lipson, director of the Creative Machines lab and chair of Columbia’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Astronaut Mike Massimino Spotlights Engineers Chasing the Impossible in New ‘Moonshot’ Podcast

The new Columbia Engineering podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

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New research suggests that resilience to climate change is driven by ecological fit, flexibility, and local knowledge.

Maria Antonietta Tosches is investigating newts, whose adaptability can teach us about our own brains.

A new study indicates that interventions that focus on addictive screen use may hold promise as a prevention approach.

Until now, the role of metal exposure in heart failure risk has remained understudied.

Columbia researchers, some sporting martian headbands, gathered to celebrate the launch of the new Vera Rubin Observatory.

The authors of a new study aim to shift focus from late-stage disease treatment to health optimization.

The index provides a novel and more realistic picture of risk, including access to financing to address climate vulnerabilities

Theoretical chemist David Reichman, recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences, is making sense of experimental findings.

Graduate student Aaron Holman talks about trapping single atoms and putting them to work in emerging quantum technologies

The effectiveness of policies aimed at restricting youth social media use remains far from fully understood.

Columbia’s student rocketry team launched a hybrid rocket powered by liquid oxygen, a first for a student-led group.

A Climate School marine geophysicist shares her perspectives on marine research, and what brings her hope for the field.