Robert Howarth is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University and an expert on the atmospheric implications of methane. While some researchers have concluded that cows and cattle are the cause of the increase, he says shale gas and shale oil are the most likely reasons behind the steep climb.

Arts and Sciences

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Drew Margolin, professor of communication at Cornell University, discusses Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Kremlin-sponsored propaganda and misinformation on social media platforms during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Halloween is a festive time for many, but the season of tricks and treats may spook your pets. Dr. Bruce Kornreich, Associate Director of the Cornell Feline Health Center and veterinary cardiologist, and Dr. Brian Collins, head of the Community Service Practice at Cornell University’s Hospital for Animals, offer some tips and tricks to help your pet enjoy Halloween.

Veterinary Medicine

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The California wildfires have left a trail of devastation in their wake, killing dozens of people and burning hundreds of acres across the state. Amanda Rodewald, an expert in wildlife ecology and conservation biology at Cornell University, says that ­­– as efforts continue to extinguish new fires and clean-up the environment – we must remember that fire also is a natural process and essential to maintaining fire-dependent ecosystems.

Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Nicholas Sanders, environmental economist and assistant professor of Policy Analysis and Management, discusses climate change cost.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

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Alex Colvin, professor of labor relations, law and history at Cornell University, says the rising number of accusations in the Weinstein case dating back decades show the importance of having effective mechanisms for raising complaints of sexual harassment. 

Industrial and Labor Relations

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The issue is a complicated one, fueled by strong feelings on both sides of the border, and may ultimately end up sundering NAFTA altogether says Andrew Novakovic, an expert in dairy markets and professor of agricultural economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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David Kay, a senior extension associate with the Community and Regional Development Institute at Cornell University, says cities around the world can learn from "policy innovation" in Oxford and Paris.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Architecture, Art and Planning

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Bart Selman, an expert on artificial intelligence technology and professor of computer science at Cornell University, says the GM announcement illustrates the fast pace of artificial intelligence development – and will serve to accelerate the introduction of more self-driving technologies.

Computing & Information Sciences

Industrial and Labor Relations

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Economist Chris Barrett say current cargo and procurement requirement greatly increase the price and slow the delivery of aid and diminish its impact on disaster-affected populations.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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