For talkative midshipman fish, the midbrain plays a key role in patterning trains of sounds and may serve as a model for how mammals, including humans, control vocal expression.
A project headed by Christine L. Goodale, professor of environmental sciences, and funded by the Department of Energy will contribute to understanding of the role the nitrogen cycle plays in estimates of future carbon uptake by the biosphere.
The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) is helping four small businesses advance their technology to grow the innovation economy in New York state.
Researchers have found an innovative way to handle fluorinated gases as stable solids, with a promising side benefit: The same process could someday be used to capture greenhouse gases.
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.
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.
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.
Cornell Atkinson faculty fellows Greeshma Gadikota and Phillip Milner have won Carbontech Development Initiative grants to develop carbon removal technologies.
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.
