Cornell was part of a study that has found that background noise, mainly from ships, has cut the ability of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to communicate by about two-thirds. (Aug. 16, 2012)
Six alumni panelists at the Cornell Club in New York City described how their companies leveraged social media to pursue their entrepreneurial endeavors Aug. 14. (Aug. 16, 2012)
A block of about 500 grapevines at Cornell Orchards - a little more than half an acre - is now certified organic by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. (Aug. 14, 2012)
Cornell's SRI-Rice Center is helping West African countries scale-up their environmentally friendly, highly productive rice cropping methods. (Aug. 13, 2012)
A team of Cornell scholars is studying living great whites and other sharks as well as fossilized teeth to gain insight into sharks' ancient ancestors, using the latest imaging technology. (Aug. 8, 2012)
A new bird species in Peru was discovered by young Cornell graduates, who named it in honor of Cornell Lab of Ornithology Executive Director John W. Fitzpatrick. (Aug. 7, 2012)
New data released by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell shows the Northeast's seven-month average of 49.9 degrees was the warmest such period since record keeping began. (Aug. 7, 2012)
Pregnant women experience changes in their gut microbes that promote health but would be unhealthy in non-pregnant women, a new study shows. (Aug. 2, 2012)
