Discovery illuminates how inflammatory bowel disease promotes colorectal cancer

Research unveiled a chain of immune reactions in the gut driven by a key signaling protein and a surge of white blood cells from the bone marrow.

Designing the future: a Q&A with Harald Haraldsson

Through rapid prototyping and creative experimentation, Harald and his students explore how emerging technologies can reshape the way we interact with both digital and physical environments.

Around Cornell

Americans still see opioid overdose as a crisis

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

Discovery challenges assumptions about the structure of language

We can improvise new sentences so readily, language scientists believe, because we have acquired mental representations of the patterns of language that allow us to combine words into sentences.

Environmental DNA breakthrough will aid conservation efforts

Researchers developed a new model that can predict where a sampled particle of eDNA likely originated in a water body.

Study maps path to cut Europe’s gas dependence exposed by war

A new Cornell study shows how Europe can sharply reduce its economic vulnerability to imported natural gas, identifying where clean energy investments deliver the greatest impact, and where current strategies leave critical blind spots.

Recounting Russia’s history through its forests

The fate of Russia’s forests will affect the whole world, according to a new book from a Cornell researcher who has spent years studying the forest and its significance in Russian history and culture.

With planning, birds and floating solar can coexist

A new data-informed approach to siting floating solar in the Northeast could help protect birds, without sacrificing clean energy gains.

Vitamin B12 clues offer hope for new therapies

New data about the ill effects of low B12 levels underscores the urgency of screening and intervention.