Spiders get better web sites by rising early

The early spider catches the web site. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cornell University have discovered how large female spiders in colonies are able to claim enough territory to rebuild their daily webs

Eros is relic of solar system's birth says Cornell researcher, as NASA spacecraft obtains first snapshot of an asteroid's chemical makeup

Shortly before the Memorial Day weekend, NASA's mission to orbit and study a distant asteroid presented researchers with a glimpse of the birth of the solar system.

Conference to examine polymer technology

The materials and technology of the 21st century will be under examination when a major industrial research conference, the 11th annual Polymer Outreach Program symposium, is held at Cornell University May 22 and 23.

Archaeologist Andrew Ramage strikes gold again with new book

Cornell archaeologist Andrew Ramage was a Harvard University graduate student when he struck gold at an excavation site in Sardis, Turkey, in 1968. Ramage's detective work led to a one-of-a-kind discovery: a gold refinery that belonged to legendary Lydian emperor King Croesus, the world's first "millionaire."

Biological terrorism to be discussed by Stanford biophysicist at Cornell May 3

"Living Nightmares: Facing the Growing Threat of Biological Terrorism" will be the subject of a talk to be given on the Cornell campus May 3 by Steven M. Block, professor of biological sciences and of applied physics at Stanford University.

Insect flight obeys aerodynamic rules, Cornell physicist proves

The computer-modeling accomplishment - which is expected to aid the future design of tiny insect-like flying machines and should dispel the longstanding myth that "bumblebees cannot fly.

Robert B. McGinnis, leading Cornell sociologist and founder of Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research, dies at 73

Sociologist Robert B. McGinnis, founder and first director of the Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research and a pioneer in applying mathematical principles to quantitative social analysis, died Feb. 22 in Ithaca. He was 73.

Year later, and wiser, Cornell spacecraft team prepares for first orbit of an asteroid on Feb. 14

In deep space, there are very few second chances. But one year later and one year wiser, a team of Cornell University astronomers and researchers is preparing for the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, named 433 Eros, on Valentine's Day.

Randall Robinson, author of The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks, will speak at Cornell Friday, Feb. 9

Randall Robinson, African-American author and internationally respected advocate for human rights and democracy, will deliver a public talk Friday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the David Call Alumni Auditorium of Kennedy Hall.