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News and Events
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April 17, 2019
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April 17, 2019
In a new study, scientists use urine salts to reconstruct the timing and scale of the Neolithic revolution at a Turkish archaeological site.
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April 16, 2019
The paleoclimatologist and marine geologist talks about why the miles and miles of marine sediment samples in Lamont’s Core Repository are so important.
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April 15, 2019
New method helps determine how quickly silicates wear down over time, which is key to understanding natural processes that remove CO2 from air.
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April 11, 2019
New research shows that the Larsen C ice shelf—the fourth largest ice shelf in Antarctica, located just south of the former Larsen B shelf—experienced an unusual spike in late summer and early autumn surface melting in the years 2015 to 2017.
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April 09, 2019
The Antarctic field team returns to humanity, showers, and hot breakfasts.
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April 09, 2019
This year’s theme encourages students to explore the relationship between human beings and water through various art forms.
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April 08, 2019
A new study is the first to untangle the effects of volcanic eruptions and El Niño events on hurricane patterns.
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April 05, 2019
A team of scientists working in Antarctica faces a host of new challenges.
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April 01, 2019
A new study is the first to untangle the effects of volcanic eruptions and El Niño events on hurricane patterns.
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March 29, 2019
Equipped with a field testing kit originally developed within Columbia’s Earth Institute, the “Lead-Free Kids Peru” project has tested hundreds of soil samples for the toxic metal — and dug up some startling results in the process.
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March 25, 2019
Scientists are sailing to remote areas of the Southern Ocean to drill cores from the bottom that they hope will contain clues to past rapid changes in the Antarctic ice, and how it may react to warming climate today.
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March 22, 2019
Scientists from NASA’s MESSENGER mission share some of its top discoveries — and lingering mysteries — in a new compendium.
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March 20, 2019
Led by Lamont-Doherty researchers, a new study is the first to measure the time lags between changing ocean currents and major climate shifts.
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March 13, 2019
In the early spring, volcanologists monitoring the ground around Kilauea, the most active volcano on the island of Hawai’i, noticed a significant increase in seismicity, a sign of an impending eruption. Meanwhile, in Palisades, New York, Lamont volcanologist Einat Lev was also watching developments at Kilauea closely, scanning United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports and keeping in regular touch with friends and colleagues directly tasked with monitoring volcanic activity.
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