Even low-level PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) contamination disrupts how some birds sing their songs, report Cornell researchers in the September issue of the science journal PLOS ONE.
Local efforts to control nutrient runoff could stave off toxic cyanobacterial blooms around the world despite a warming climate, according to a Cornell researcher's article in Science magazine. (Oct. 6, 2011)
Cornell has accepted the invitation to join an elite national organization that aims to produce better university teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. (Oct. 6, 2011)
In the fight to protect the environment, achieve food security and promote sustainable development, agricultural scientists advocate for new and improved soil research models that accurately forecast climate change.
Cornell history professor Durba Ghosh will discuss the evolution of Ghandi's philosophy of nonviolent civil disobedience given his exposure to those who favored violence against the British empire.
Marine microalgae may play a crucial role in mitigating atmospheric greenhouse gas, reducing carbon dioxide from commercial agriculture and steadying the global climate, according to Cornell research.
Preliminary research suggests that soybeans, usually a more southern crop, can be grown successfully in New York as a result of climate change. Field trials are underway.
After three decades of being lost, the nine-spotted ladybug, New York's official insect, has finally been found in New York state - rediscovered first by a citizen scientist on Long Island July 30. (Oct. 3, 2011)