Supergene allows butterflies to mimic toxic relatives

New research reports that a single supergene can switch the entire wing pattern in certain swallowtail butterflies to mimic toxic relatives and avoid predation.

CNN's 'Death Row Stories' features law professor

Cornell Professor John Blume will be a major player March 9 when CNN broadcasts the premiere of a new eight-part series, “Death Row Stories," produced by Robert Redford.

Predators delay pest resistance to Bt crops

The combination of natural enemies, such as ladybeetles, with Bt crops, delays a pest's ability to evolve resistance to the crops' insecticidal proteins, according to new research.

'Fat Tuesday' comes once a year; 'Heavy Monday' is weekly

Fat Tuesday (aka, Mardi Gras) comes once a year, but "Heavy Monday" is a weekly occurrence, according to an international study of weight gain rhythms.

New York health commissioner touts reform during visit

Nirav Shah, M.D., New York State Health Commissioner, cited the success of health care reforms and proposed additional steps to be taken on campus Feb. 26.

Women business leaders inspire students, alumni

The Dyson Symposium on Women in Leadership on campus Feb. 21-22 drew more than 150 Cornell students and alumni.

Exploring the mood/food choice connection

Fresh grapes or M&M's? It all depends on the mood we're in, but can moods be improved for the sake of better eating?

Freshmen, city kids make masks at Johnson Museum

Cornell freshmen spend time with kids from Ithaca's Southside Community Center at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Feb. 22, where they made masks.

Hi-tech fixes for climate change, fish tracking

Cornell oceanographer Charles Greene will give two presentations at the Ocean Sciences Meeting, Feb. 23-28 in Honolulu, on marine algae and tracking fish populations.