As concerns about climate change intensify, researchers are exploring the potential for large-scale human intervention in the Earth’s climate system, a strategy sometimes referred to as geoengineering. Two leading researchers in the area discuss how their research in sunlight reflection methods fits into the bigger picture of potential climate solutions.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many U.S. hospitals had overcapacity intensive care units while other area hospitals had open ICU beds available, a phenomenon known as “load imbalance.”
The Cornell University Hospital for Animals now has the capability of cleansing patients’ blood outside of their bodies, opening the door to new treatment options, including dialysis for animals with kidney failure.
Is artificial intelligence beginning to “understand” humor? In experiments using the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest as a testbed, researchers found that it’s making some progress, but isn’t quite there yet.
The initiative is designed to improve standards of online privacy, safety and security, and to establish New York City as the epicenter of cybersecurity research.
Researchers are hoping a fly no larger than a grain of rice and a predatory beetle may work together to combat an invasive pest that is devastating hemlocks in Fall Creek and throughout eastern North America.
Cornell researchers have successfully transferred key regions of a highly efficient red algae into a tobacco plant to dramatically improve plant productivity and increase carbon sequestration.
Srinagesh Gavirneni, professor of operations, technology and information management, an expert in supply-chain information sharing and a beloved mentor to students and junior faculty, died unexpectedly in Ithaca.
Anna Y. Q. Ho and others chosen will pursue science investigations that will contribute to Israel’s first space telescope mission, planned to launch into geostationary orbit around Earth in 2026.
