Unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds, researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine have found.
Greater understanding of beneficial characteristics of the human brain, such as flexibility and reliability, will help Wenbo Tang develop therapies for human diseases – and to improve AI systems.
Science on Screen® supports creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with introductions by figures from the world of science, technology and medicine.
Acclaimed scientist and neurodiversity advocate Temple Grandin will headline an upcoming virtual seminar hosted by the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) on October 8 at 1 p.m. ET.
In “Piping Hot Bees & Boisterous Buzz-Runners: 20 Mysteries of Honey Bee Behavior Solved,” biologist Thomas Seeley shares some of the findings of his decades’ worth of investigations into honey bee behavior.
The Sam and Nancy Fleming Research Fellowship program has been established and endowed by a gift from the Flemings to the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology. This Fellowship is awarded yearly and supports talented young researchers doing cutting-edge research in basic biomedical sciences and are planning careers in biological or medical research.
A global analysis by Cornell researchers found that recycling all the human and livestock feces and urine on the planet would contribute substantially to meeting the nutrient supply for all crops worldwide, thereby dramatically reducing the dependency on fossil fuels.