From fossilized brachiopods, fish lungs and iPhones to mouse hearts and habanero chilies, Cornell's micro-CT (computer tomography) scanner provides spectacular 3-D datasets from the inside out. (May 23, 2011)
Paul Feeny, a pioneer in the field of chemical ecology, has received a prestigious career award from an international society that he helped found 30 years ago. (Nov. 16, 2011)
Two Cornell researchers aim to develop the first noninvasive functional MRI imaging technique for studying small-scale strokes in mice, which could eventually be used for clinical research in humans. (Oct. 29, 2010)
The changes will reduce the lab's need for fresh water and fuel and require fewer pump trucks to be shipped across the water to empty the island's septic tanks. (March 31, 2010)
More than 40 educators and volunteers, most affiliated with 4-H and 4-H SET (Science, Engineering and Technology), learned about citizen science at a symposium on campus May 3.
J. Craig Venter, a co-author of the human genome sequences, spoke about the future of synthetic life forms for producing vaccines and consuming carbon dioxide, among other uses, in a talk April 28. (May 3, 2011)
Identifying cancer-causing genes is a major challenge, but now Cornell scientists have devised a technique using yeast cells to pinpoint cancer genes that may also be found in humans. (July 29, 2009)
Five Cornell scientists and other experts reached an agreement on research priorities to help America's wind turbine industry produce alternative energy while also providing safe passage for birds and bats.
Can species quickly evolve when humans rapidly change their habitats? The answer, in some cases, is yes, according to a new study of North American songbirds. (March 9, 2010)