Why don’t more animals show off like peacocks?

Whether or not animals display status signals may depend on the social structure in which they evolved, according to Michael Sheehan, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior.

Limiting e-cigarette flavors may benefit public health

Ridding e-cigarettes of flavors such as fruit and candy help to discourage teenagers from using them while making them available to adults who are trying to quite smoking, according to a new study.

Study unravels link between surgery, diabetes remission

No one has fully understood why diabetes remission often follows bariatric surgery, but a recent Cornell-led study provides clues to the mystery. The findings open doors for novel drug treatments to treat Type 2 diabetes.

Researchers find core genes for plant-fungal symbiosis

They identified a core group of genes that plants use to make symbiotic relationships with soil fungi, which provide soil minerals to the plant and may reduce the need for chemical fertilizers.

Proteins seek, attack, destroy tumor cells in bloodstream

Using white blood cells to ferry potent cancer-killing proteins through the bloodstream, Cornell researchers have confirmed a new way to kill metastatic cancer tumors.

McGovern incubator embraces Embark and Ecolectro

Cornell's McGovern Center for Venture Development welcomed two start-up companies Jan. 7 to its incubator space: Ecolectro and Embark Veterinary.

Faculty grant expands global learning opportunities

An Internationalizing the Cornell Curriculum grant supports Ecology and Conservation of Wildlife in the Neotropics, a seven-week undergraduate seminar with a field research component in Argentina.

Not far away: Using the force to halt heart malformation

Cornell biomedical engineers have found natural triggers that can override developmental, biological miscues – research that could reduce the chance of congenital heart defects.

Mural spans wall and 375 million-year avian history

On Dec. 15, science illustrator and artist Jane Kim completed the only known mural in the world with paintings that encompass all families of birds on one wall.