Here's the scientific dirt: Soil can help reduce global warming. While farm soil grows the world's food and fiber, scientists are examining ways to use it to sequester carbon and to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
Journalist and business executive Sheryl WuDunn '81 will deliver the 2016 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture, "Navigating Environmental and Economic Conflicts in China and the World," April 20.
Cornell researchers describe experiments that help reveal how wild colonies endure mites and pathogens, findings that could aid beekeepers in their struggle to keep honeybee colonies healthy.
Pictures displayed on food packages like cake mix have more calories than are listed on the nutrition panel and can lead consumers to significant overeating, Cornell research shows.
Cornell researchers describe a genetic variation that has evolved in populations that have historically eaten vegetarian diets, such as in India, Africa and parts of East Asia.
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Cornell a $4.8 million, three-year grant to fight hunger and improve food security using agricultural science and technology.
Engaged Cornell Cooperative Extension Student Projects grants will support a student project that will collect the stories of New York state farmers with Cornell Cooperative Extension.
A team of scientists – led by a Cornell professor of natural resources – will help mountain communities in Asia recalibrate their seasonal-indicator ecological calendars to reckon the effects of climate change.
