A new study finds that when elementary school children extend their ability to focus on either academic or non-academic tasks in the classroom, they boost their mental muscle, resulting in improved test scores.
Using machine learning technology, a new study has identified three distinct profiles describing social and economic factors that are associated with a higher risk of suicide.
From organizing a charity event to demonstrating against an authoritarian regime, collective action is one of the most basic and ubiquitous forms of strategic interaction in a society, says Marco Battaglini.
Cornell Law School's Marielena Hincapié and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Amanda Rodewald discuss the challenges of migration and solutions for a sustainable future on the Cornell Keynotes podcast.
Using Major League Baseball as a case study, Cornell research highlights potential shortcomings in diversity metrics that could obscure inequities in sports and other organizations.
Two women meeting for the first time can judge within minutes whether they have potential to be friends – guided as much by smell as any other sense, according to new Cornell psychology research.