Research & Discovery

An ancient and once-vast ice sheet had started growing again, but by the 1960s, global warming stopped it.

Unresponsive ICU patients in a new Columbia study were able to raise and lower the frequency of a beeping tone with their minds.

The center will address key scientific and technological questions on the path toward a fusion power plant.

Electrons should move freely in metals. New research from Columbia identifies how to trap them in place.

Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

A new study in Nature could pave the way for improved battery performance and design.

An institute led by universities including Columbia will train emerging talent on how to apply AI to manufacturing.

A new study found that when microplastics contact water, their surfaces can become chemically reactive; it could be how they get us sick.

Those with dementia who are overweight tend to live longer, pointing to the likely importance of nutrition in the disease.

This year’s rally brought together over 300 participants from more than 40 states.

Columbia Engineering students used only cardboard, duct tape, and waterproofing spray to build their buoyant creations.

A proposed new approach could reduce the complexity of fusion power plants, researchers say.