Recyclable plastic containers with the No. 2 designation could become even more popular for manufacturers as plastic milk jugs, dish soap and shampoo bottles may soon get an environmental makeover.
Eight faculty members have received Stephen H. Weiss Awards for excellence in their teaching of undergraduate students and contributions to undergraduate education.
Lynn Perry Wooten, a senior associate dean and business school professor at the University of Michigan, has been chosen as dean of the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.
The world’s food supply will become safer as the food industry shifts to high-resolution, whole-genome sequencing – which examines the full DNA of a given organism all at once.
For the colorful, graceful sea fans swaying among the coral reefs in the waters around Puerto Rico, copper is an emerging threat in an era of warming oceans, according to new Cornell research.
Jocelyn Rose, a professor of plant biology and director of Cornell's Institute of Biotechnology, is examining the hydrophobic cellular surface layer known as the cuticle in fleshy fruits.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, families are likely starting to organize their holiday dinner. Cornell University experts Adrienne Rose Bitar and Robert Gravani comment on the history of vegetarian Thanksgiving meals and offer tips on how to keep this year’s dining experience safe.
The plant nicknamed "Wee Stinky," one of two flowering-sized titan arums in Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory, is prepping for a dazzling reproductive effort to make itself big, hot and smelly.
A new study identifies some of the most critical genes that may drive a rare but deadly liver cancer, providing a road map for developing drugs that target those genes.