On topics ranging from oceanic disease to restraining invasive species from distant seas, Cornell faculty joined 10,000 scientists to discuss “Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth” at the AAAS meeting in Seattle.
Cornell faculty and alumni are helping to advise Breakthrough Starshot - a $100 million research and engineering project aiming to demonstrate proof of concept for light-propelled nanocrafts that could capture images and scientific data in our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.
In an exclusive symposium designed for Cornell students, officials from the United Nations detailed a new 15-year initiative on battling climate change worldwide.
New research from a Cornell-led team reveals variations in the radiocarbon cycle diverging from the standard calibration curve used to achieve precise radiocarbon dating in archaeological and historical research.
A new study published in BMC Biology describes greenhouse trials of a genetically engineered diamondback moth that suppresses populations of pest diamondback moths and reduces their resistance to Bt.
Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United States and the United Kingdom are the world's most innovative countries, according to the Global Innovation Index 2017, co-edited by Soumitra Dutta, dean of Cornell SC Johnson.
The biggest food challenge today is not hunger but nutritional deficiency. That’s the conclusion of Cornell food security experts who spoke at the National Press Club Nov. 23.
A self-reinforcing cycle connecting depleted soils and rural farmers may be one answer why Sub-Saharan Africa is home to most of the world's extreme poor, say Cornell researchers.
Students in a Mellon collaborative studies seminar in architecture, urbanism and the humanities spent eight days in Cuba this semester to study the island's changing politics and environment.
The Luce Scholars Program, aimed at increasing awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society, provides stipends and placement in one-year internships in Asia.