Three new Cornell University Library exhibits explore the beauty and fragility of Earth’s biodiversity in habitats near and far, from elusive species on other continents to wildlife in our own backyards.
Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture.
A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.
Emily Bernhardt, Ph.D. ’01, the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry at Duke University, will join Cornell as the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability on Sept. 1.
Cornell researchers have developed a non-precious-metal catalyst that represents a major step toward alkaline fuel cells that use inexpensive commodity metals, such as nickel and cobalt, in several energy applications.
New research from the USDA Forest Service, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and University of New Mexico identifies where future high-severity fires threaten biodiversity hotspots in the western United States using observations from bird watchers and advanced fire forecasting models.
Cornell-led research argues that food safety regulations should set evidence-based targets for food that is sufficiently safe rather than aiming for zero risk, which is neither achievable nor desirable.
At high densities, white-tailed deer inhibit growth of trees but increase the overall diversity of smaller plant and weed species, according to a long-term study published Dec. 23 in PLOS One.