Want to reduce the risk of osteoporosis? Eat less meat. In fact, reducing the amount of meat in the diet may do more to reduce the risk of osteoporosis than increasing calcium intake, Cornell University experts say.
The Mars Rover will be rolled out for the first time on Saturday in Ithaca. Not the real Mars Exploration Rover (MER), two of which will roam and study the surface of Mars in 2004, but a full-scale replica of a MER and its scientific instruments, made out of wood, plastic and aluminum. (February 8, 2002)
Humans' use of antimicrobial spices developed in parallel with food-spoilage microorganisms, Cornell University biologists have demonstrated in a international survey of spice use in cooking. (March 4, 1998)
Fans of hot, spicy cuisine can thank nasty bacteria and other foodborne pathogens for the recipes that come - not so coincidentally - from countries with hot climates.
Dean Lee Taylor, a Cornell University professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and a leading researcher and educator in computer-aided design, died at home in Ithaca July 31.
Tumor size can predict the survival of a patient with the most common type of lung cancer, according to physician-scientists at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center.
While examining the flight behavior of flesh flies, Cornell University entomologists have discovered that males of the species (Sarcophagidae: Neobellieria bullata) -- traveling at very high speed, soaring in sexual pursuit and swiveling their heads like gun turrets -- literally can lose sight of a target female. Yet the males compensate for the momentary loss of vision and still catch up to mate. A detailed explanation of this quirk in vision physiology and neurological processing could help military and aerospace engineers to build aircraft and artillery that have improved detection of evasive targets. (November 10, 2003)
Popular and controversial educator Joe Clark will be the keynote speaker for the sixth annual Cornell Tradition convocation on the Cornell campus, Feb. 23.