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Geologist Folarin Kolawole Receives 2026 National Geographic Wayfinder Award

Folarin Kolawole is one of 15 recipients of this year's National Geographic Society’s Wayfinder Award, which recognizes people whose work is expanding our understanding of the planet and helping to protect its future.

Two Sustainability Students See Opportunity Hidden in Laundry-Induced Microplastic Pollution

By: Guest
3 April 2026 at 16:20
Students and faculty at Columbia’s M.S. in Sustainability Management and Sustainability Science programs turned cutting-edge research on microplastics into Moby Filter, a sustainability startup tackling laundry-induced pollution at its source.

The Paradox of AI and Climate

21 May 2026 at 18:45
AI is a two-sided coin, with tremendous potential to benefit the environment while also requiring an immense amount of water and energy. How will these two opposing dynamics balance out—or can they?

World Oceans Day Reimagines Our Relationship With the Water Around Us

8 June 2026 at 12:45
In honor of this annual U.N. event, we are highlighting our coverage of ocean research and education initiatives at the Columbia Climate School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

These Glacier Guardians Are Women

By: Guest
19 March 2026 at 22:00
From a photography exhibit of a high-mountain community in the Peruvian Andes to leading research by Columbia scientists, a recent panel celebrated the knowledge and work of women in and around glaciers.

Indigenous Herders and Peru’s Melting Glaciers: A Conversation with Anthropologist Allison Caine

By: Guest
23 April 2026 at 18:55
Caine’s new book depicts a small community in the glacier-fed Peruvian Highlands as it navigates climate change and social pressures.

A Complicated Future for a Methane-Cleansing Molecule

A new model shows how levels of the “atmosphere’s detergent” may rise and fall in response to climate change.

A New Study Explains How Carbon Dioxide Cools the Upper Atmosphere—and Warms Earth Below

Researchers have solved a long-standing atmospheric puzzle: how rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere.

Indonesia May Soon Lose Its Last Glaciers

By: Guest
14 May 2026 at 16:38
Scientists estimate that Indonesia will lose its two remaining glaciers by 2030—a warning for glaciers around the world.

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