An ongoing study finds that 92 percent of private yards in Greenpoint may have unsafe levels of lead in their soil.
News and Events
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October 09, 2017
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October 05, 2017
Ancient humans migrated out of Africa to escape a drying climate, says a new study–a finding that contradicts previous suggestions that ancient people were able to leave because a then-wet climate allowed them to cross the generally arid Horn of Africa and Middle East.
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October 04, 2017
A team of scientists has found new evidence to bolster the idea that the Permian Extinction, which occurred 252 million years ago, was caused by massive volcanic eruptions in what is now Siberia.
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October 03, 2017
If a serious cyclone were to strike Mumbai, the results could be catastrophic, says a study underway at Columbia.
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October 03, 2017
Our Open House promises a day of science-filled fun.
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September 26, 2017The rise of the Vikings was not a sudden event, but part of a long continuum of human development in the harsh conditions of northern Scandinavia. How did the Vikings make a living over the long term, and what might have influenced their brief florescence? Today, their experiences may provide a kind of object lesson on how changing climate can affect civilizations.
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September 21, 2017
Three scientists explain what they’re learning about the ocean’s changing conditions. These discoveries will contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of marine resources, helping to secure food for current and future generations.
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September 14, 2017
The better climate models become, the harder it is to use them. One team of researchers is working to fix that.
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September 08, 2017
Hoaxes have been calling Irma a Category 6 hurricane, but there’s no such thing. Could there be, in the future?
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September 06, 2017
As Hurricane Irma batters the Caribbean with winds up to 185 miles per hour, Lamont-Doherty experts are standing by to answer questions from the media.
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September 01, 2017
It’s too soon to say there’s a connection, but searching for the fingerprints of climate change shouldn’t take too long.
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August 28, 2017
Over the next few decades, global warming-related rises in winter temperatures could significantly extend the range of the southern pine beetle—one of the world’s most aggressive tree-killing insects—through much of the northern United States and southern Canada, says a new study. The beetle’s range is sharply limited by annual extreme temperature lows, but these lows are rising much faster than average temperatures—a trend that will probably drive the beetles’ spread, say the authors. The study was published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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August 25, 2017Over the past day and a half, Hurricane Harvey’s winds have quickened from about 35 to 109 miles per hour. What’s driving this massive power-up?
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August 24, 2017
Lamont experts are on-hand to answer media questions about hurricane physics, rapid intensification, emergency response, and more.
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August 18, 2017With its mission complete, the Rosetta-Ice Project will give scientists an unprecedented look at the Ross Ice Shelf and how it’s changing with the climate.
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