Algal genes may boost efficiency, yield in staple crops

New research has taken a step toward employing genes from blue-green algae to improve staple crop photosynthesis – a potential improvement that could boost plant efficiency and increase yields.

Students learn straight from the horse's mouth

Veterinary students in the Equine Specialty Rotation spent the week of May 5 working on equine dentistry to train them for real-world jobs when they graduate.

Thomas Seeley waxes poetic on bees

Biologist Thomas Seeley read passages from his book 'Honeybee Democracy' at a Literary Luncheon hosted by President David Skorton and Robin Davisson, who, with Seeley's help, recently took up beekeeping.

Study: Weather patterns aid small birds’ migrations

A new study shows how songbirds migrate thousands of miles using elliptical routes that take advantage of prevailing wind patterns.

New sports rehab program gets pets back in the game

A new Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine service at Cornell University Hospital for Animals will help canine athletes, non-athletic dogs and cats recover from injury through interdisciplinary medical techniques.

UV-B light zaps cucumber disease

A new study by scientists at Cornell and in Norway finds that UV-B light suppresses cucumber powdery mildew; less use of fungicides may result from the finding.

Threats seen to 3 billion birds in vast Canadian forest

A new report calls for saving half of the 1.5 billion acres of North America's boreal forest – one of the world's last great forests – to protect the habitat for more than 300 migratory bird species.

Visually impaired undergrad has 'blind ambition'

Mark Colasurdo ’15, who is legally blind, uses ingenuity and innovation to come up with creative workarounds to compensate for severe limitations to his vision.

Crowds flock to Lab of O, get to know the crow

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Kevin McGowan told a large crowd April 21 about the nature, lifestyle and intelligence of crows.