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An earthquake on April 5, 2024, was felt at surprisingly long distances. What does it mean for assessing regional hazard?

Seeking to understand the history of the southeast Asian monsoon, researchers venture into the remote highlands of Vietnam to sample the rings of behemoth cypress trees that have survived for a thousand years.

Through interactive exhibits, games and lectures, people of all ages learned about geology, earth science and climate change.

The leading hypothesis for a mass extinction that cleared the way for dinosaurs to dominate the Earth has long been excessive heat. A new study says the opposite.

A new study throws cold water on the long-accepted dogma that exquisitely preserved fossils found in China were the result of cataclysmic volcanic eruptions.

In the Climate LIVE video series, experts from across the Columbia Climate School discuss topics in climate and sustainability for grade school and university students, educators, parents and the public.

New undergrad programs and a change in leadership underscore the Climate School's multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to sustainability.

Some of the most newsworthy presentations at the world's largest yearly gathering of earth and space scientists.