Earth Sciences146
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Geologist Who Linked Cosmic Strike to Dinosaurs’ Extinction Takes Top Prize
The Vetlesen, on Level with Nobel, Goes to Walter Alvarez
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Urban Earthquakes, Nuclear Bombs and 9/11
Seismologist Honored for Work Local and Global
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Southern Flavor in the Arctic
Rocks Under the Northern Ocean are Found to Resemble Ones Far South
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Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System
Study Upsets Long-Held Image of Volcanism-Driven Hydrothermal Vents
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Geochemistry Building Will Expand Knowledge of Earth
Amid cheers from hundreds of scientists and guests, Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory cut the ribbon at its $45 million Gary C. Comer Geochemistry Building. The ultra-modern facility is “the step forward that we need to accelerate our efforts to understand and predict the important changes that will impact the way we live with our planet,”…
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New Research Ship Will Look Deep Under Oceans
Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Earth’s Evolution in Sharper Focus
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Mapping Socioeconomic Data Reveals Trends
In October 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the nation’s population had reached 300 million people — a number that has tripled since 1915. This milestone raises critical questions regarding where people live —or don’t live — in the U.S. that help feed high-level decisions on where to allocate government resources on education, health…
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What’s in an Isotope? Quite a Lot
A new technique developed by researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory now allows scientists to use an isotope of manganese not abundant on Earth to understand the record of millions of years of changes to the Earth’s surface. According to the study’s lead scientists, the new technique relies on measuring extremely small amounts of the…
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Lamont-Doherty Breaks Ground on New Geochemistry Building
On Wednesday September 27, members and friends of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory broke ground on a new geochemistry research building. The celebration took place almost 52 years to the day after the Observatory opened its current geochemistry facility, a building that has made possible many of the most important advances in modern understanding of Earth’s…
By studying thousands of buildings and analyzing their electricity use, Columbia Climate School Dean Alexis Abramson has been able to uncover ways to significantly cut energy consumption and emissions. Watch the Video: “Engineering a Cooler Future Through Smarter Buildings“