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.
A $24 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will expand the scope of a global partnership to combat climate-change-induced heat stress and disease pathogens in crops.
Researchers at the Cornell-affiliated Boyce Thompson Institute developed a test tube tissue culture procedure that multiplies the number of woodland agrimony plants to propagate the plant.
