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The stony coral (Oculina patagonica) after being exposed to acidic ocean condition (pH 7.4) after two months and four months. (Credit: Moaz Fine and Dan Tchernov)

The Next Extinction May Be On the Way — But Stony Corals Could Survive

March 17, 2020

Sixty-six million years ago, when the most recent major extinction killed off 80% of animal species, stony corals survived. And they could make it through the next extinction. Read more ›

Sperm whale with a pod of bottle nosed dolphin

Click-Click! Deciphering the Language of the Sperm Whale

February 19, 2020

| Baruch College, The Graduate Center

A new study uses advanced machine learning methods to shed light on how sperm whales communicate. Read more ›

Protesters are shown in a black-and-white photo on a city street, led by women in berets from the Young Lords Photo by Máximo Colón

The Young Lords: The Puerto Rican Activists Who Shook Up NYC

February 6, 2020

| Baruch College

A new book tells the story of the Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican political activists who shook up New York City in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more ›

"Tom Gun - The Chinese Aviator, and His Trophies." Half-length view of Chinese American pilot Tom D. Gunn posed standing, wearing flight helmet with goggles pushed up, and holding large trophy cup and crossed United States of America and Republic of China flags. Grandstands visible in background; San Diego, California, circa May 1912.

Why Did Chinese Americans Leave the U.S. in the Early 20th Century?

January 23, 2020

| Baruch College

Nearly half of all U.S.-born Chinese Americans moved to China in the first few decades of the 20th century. Professor Charlotte Brooks (Baruch College) tells their story. Read more ›

Street Musician At Railroad Station in Berlin

How Berlin Rebuilt Its Classical Music Scene After World War II

January 22, 2020

| Baruch College

After World War II, Berlin musicians rebuilt the city's classical music scene by channeling the trauma of their experiences — they called it "rubble music." Read more ›

Salt Marshes Are Disappearing — Mussels Could Help Save Them

January 21, 2020

| Baruch College, The Graduate Center

Fifty percent of the world's salt marshes have disappeared, but a new study found that ribbed mussels may be a valuable addition for salt marsh restoration projects. Read more ›

Newsboys compete for business on a temporary stretch of Delancey Street in New York, Dec. 26, 1906. Eugene de Salignac, Gelatin Silver Print. New York City Department of Records, Municipal Archives, BPS: Bridges/Plant & Structures.

Newsboys: How Child Labor Helped Build the U.S. Newspaper Industry

September 4, 2019

| Baruch College

The American newspaper industry owes much of its success in the late 19th and early 20th century to a coast-to-coast workforce of children and teenagers, who sold newspapers on city street corners, on moving trains, in frontier towns, and even on battlefields. Read more ›

They Communicate by Flashing Blue Lights On and Off. They’re Fish.

August 22, 2019

| Baruch College, The Graduate Center

A marine biologist explains a magical phenomenon: fish that communicate by synchronized lighting displays. Read more ›

Panoramic view of Statue of Liberty in New York harbor . New York. USA. January 2018

Even New Yorkers Don’t Know Much About Undocumented Immigrants

July 24, 2019

| Baruch College

A study found that contact with immigrant populations is not enough to dispel misunderstandings about undocumented immigrants. Read more ›