Saving oysters' future by digging up their paleo past

Despite long odds in the struggle to restore oyster reefs and boost the bivalves’ survival, marine restoration professionals may wish to add a tool: paleontological history.

Cornell joins pleas for responsible AI research

Computer scientists are among those joining a growing chorus of experts eager to harness the future of artificial intelligence research, while remaining responsibly vigilant to its potential pitfalls.

Gender influences survival after pediatric brain tumor removal

A Weill Cornell Medical College study in Neurosurgery suggests that gender-specific genes and other epigenetic factors might influence the formation and development of pediatric brain cancers.

Stiffer breast tissue in obese women promotes tumors

A Cornell study explains how obesity changes the consistency of breast tissue in ways that are similar to tumors, thereby promoting disease.

Force is strong in student-designed 'Star Wars' ride

A virtual reality theme park ride and video game created by Cornell students places gamers on the "Star Wars" planet of Tatooine. The ride was the yearlong project of the Intel-Cornell Cup team.

Savransky savors role in major exoplanet discovery

Dmitry Savransky is passionate about his role in finding 51 Eridani b, an extrasolar planet – planets found outside of our own solar system – about 100 light-years away.

Nano-style sheets may aid health, shield ecosystem

'Nanomembrane' sheets embedded with tiny iron oxide particles can help clean toxic chemicals from water. Cornell researchers are evaluating the tech to reduce human health and environmental concerns.

Mathematicians: Human societies think fast and slow in cycles

Cornell mathematicians have developed a theoretical model to study the dynamics between 'thinking fast and slow' - the distinction between human cognitive processing that is quick and intuitive, versus slow and rational.

Grad student explores 'math culture' in Turkey

Ellen Abrams, a doctoral student in science and technology studies, did an ethnographic study of a class at Nesin Mathematics Village in Turkey as part of her thesis work.