A new study of mosses brings scientists one step closer to solving a mystery in plant biology: how plants made the transition from water to land 450 million years ago.
Farmers looking to reduce reliance on pesticides, herbicides and other pest management tools may want to heed the advice of Cornell agricultural scientists: Let nature be nature – to a degree.
On the brisk autumn morning of Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, Cornell students, faculty and staff strolling by McGraw Tower noted an unusual sight: a large pumpkin impaled on the spire 173 feet up. The question remains: Whodunit?
Students in fields ranging from computer science and engineering to business, agriculture and animal science convened at the second Digital Agriculture Hackathon, Feb. 28-March 1, with a shared purpose: to combine their disparate skills to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place.
Despite stubborn temperatures still in the low 30s, Cornell Dairy’s official sesquicentennial ice cream, “Sweet CORNell,” debuted Friday morning at the Dairy Bar.
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers is investigating a system for using housefly larvae to biodegrade manure and then harvesting the larvae for use as protein-rich animal feed.
Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future is welcoming five new postdoctoral fellows to campus to translate Cornell research into sustainable solutions.
Academic experts and industry insiders will gather at Cornell on Dec. 8 for a global summit to discuss new approaches to emerging food system challenges.