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bioluminescence

  • Studying Bioluminescent Blooms in the Arabian Sea

    Studying Bioluminescent Blooms in the Arabian Sea

    A plankton-like species is attacking the base of the food chain in the Arabian sea, disrupting water quality and killing fish. Researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are learning how to fight back.

  • Bioluminescence

    Bioluminescence

    Out in the ocean, where strange things are growing (Jellies and fishes and creepies unknown) You might be surprised how many are GLOWING, With Halloween faces that chill to the bone. …

Columbia Climate School Giving Day on October 28, 2026, featuring students and renewable energy imagery

October 28, 2026 is Columbia Giving Day! Your gift to Columbia Climate School helps advance interdisciplinary research, educate the next generation of leaders, and transform bold ideas into real-world solutions for climate, Earth, and society.

  • Studying Bioluminescent Blooms in the Arabian Sea

    Studying Bioluminescent Blooms in the Arabian Sea

    A plankton-like species is attacking the base of the food chain in the Arabian sea, disrupting water quality and killing fish. Researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are learning how to fight back.

  • Bioluminescence

    Bioluminescence

    Out in the ocean, where strange things are growing (Jellies and fishes and creepies unknown) You might be surprised how many are GLOWING, With Halloween faces that chill to the bone. …