So many craters, so little asteroid. Cornell University astronomer Joseph Veverka and a team of scientists are releasing the first close-up images of a little-known C-class asteroid, 253 Mathilde.
As winter finches move south across the Canada-U.S. border in what may be record numbers, ornithological scientists are getting their best-ever look at a massive bird 'irruption,' thanks to thousands of citizen scientists.
Astronomers will release today (Dec. 17) the clearest Hubble Space Telescope images of mysterious cosmic spouts - known as FLIERs - emanating from distant objects that once were stars like our sun.
When it comes to fraternity drinking, following the leader can be a dangerous game, a new study shows. Leaders of fraternities, and to a lesser extent leaders of sororities, tend to be among the heaviest drinkers and the most out-of-control partiers.
Researchers are reporting the development of a framework reference map of the canine genome. The article appears in today's issue of Genomics, published by the Academic Press.
If your Pentium II or Pentium Pro computer runs noticeably faster than earlier models, you might want to send a thank-you note to Hwa C. Torng, Cornell professor of electrical engineering.
Charles Walcott, professor of neurobiology and behavior, has been appointed to a two-year term as director of the Cornell Division of Biological Sciences.
