Juan Hinestroza, professor of fiber science and apparel design, comments on the role of personal protective equipment following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which resulted in toxic chemicals spilling into land, air and water.
The Scialog initiative aims to catalyze advances in basic science that will enable technologies for removal of C02 and other greenhouse gases to become more efficient, affordable and scalable.
Richard T. Clark, a political scientist who studies policymaking at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, comments on the expected confirmation of Ajay Banga as World Bank President and how he may alter the way the bank approaches climate change.
Heat-retaining buildings and paved surfaces are directly related to a loss in bird diversity, according to a study by scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Zhejiang University in China.
Arthur Wheaton, a transportation industry and supply chain expert and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the Biden administration's newly proposed rule for contractor emissions.
In sea fireflies’ underwater ballet, the males sway together in perfect, illuminated synchronization, basking in the blue-like glow of their secreted iridescent mucus.
Incorporating sustainability into their field, Cornell information science researchers Ilan Mandel and Wendy Ju introduce “garbatrage,” a framework for prototype builders centered around repurposing underused devices.
The first of two Preston Thomas Memorial Symposia this spring brings leading architects, designers, urban theorists, and researchers together across continents to discuss innovations generated at the intersection of the urban and the rural.
