Plant chemical defense systems keep pests moving to new plants in dense populations, thereby distributing damage evenly and leaving minimal damage on each plant in a field, a recent study finds.
Researchers report the discovery of the first fossilized flowers from South America, and perhaps the entire Southern Hemisphere, following an extinction event that killed most dinosaurs.
A skirt to be showcased at Vancouver Fashion Week was directly inspired by Cornell physics research on using origami to tailor the mechanical properties of materials.
Cornell researchers have been awarded $4.2 million by the National Science Foundation to explore natural genetic variation in the tomato immune system and to use the findings to improve crops.
Yimon Aye, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has won the Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. The prize is $600,000 over three years.
Events this week include a celebration of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art's 45th anniversary, ongoing exhibition of the Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball and food science presentations.
Dr. Meg Thompson, associate clinical professor of imaging at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named director of the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. Her appointment is effective immediately.
The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine's seventh annual Veterinary Public Health Symposium Sept. 9-11 featured talks by a range of veterinarians, epidemiologists and public health officials.
Carolus, one of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Titan arums (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as a corpse flower, bloomed in Minns Garden - the first time one of the flowers ever bloomed in a region outside of the tropics.