If the carnivorous U.S. population – as a whole – ate a more-vegetarian diet that included eggs and milk products, the environment would be greatly relieved, says a preliminary Cornell study.
Advancing their support of cutting-edge sustainability research, David ’60 and Patricia Atkinson have given $12 million to enhance the leadership of the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, the university announced Oct. 22.
The décor and menu are the most useful predictors of whether restaurants across the state will offer New York wines, according to new Dyson School research.
By looking at how past climate changes may have affected orchid bees, Cornell researchers make predictions of how these forest bees might respond to future climate changes.
In the quest to decrease the world's greenhouse gases, Cornell scientists have discovered that biochar reduces the nemesis nitrous oxide from agricultural soil on average by about 55 percent and stanches emissions into the atmosphere.
New York Sea Grant Extension at Cornell has partnered with the Great Lakes Research Consortium to broaden their outreach and resources. (April 18, 2012)
A new study shows that the off season can produce a second harvest ongoing work will refine fertilization guidelines to boost crop production with minimizing risk of soil loss and nitrogen leaching.
Two professors disagreed with a war veteran over what the United States should do next in Afghanistan. Their roundtable discussion took place Jan. 31 in the A.D. White House. (Feb. 2, 2011)