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Wild fig tree rings offer a cheap method for tracking toxic atmospheric mercury, a byproduct of gold mining in the Global South.

In response to dairy industry needs, a team of researchers found that avian flu persisted in raw milk for as long as eight weeks when refrigerated – but also that it did not survive pasteurization and even some subpasteurization temperatures.

Bicket ’02, chief technology officer and co-founder of tech firm Samsara, is the guest on this month’s Startup Cornell podcast.

Run by the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, the fund delivered payments and provided support to growers who planted cover crops and reduced tillage on nearly 15,000 acres in western and central New York.

The Southern Ocean – between Antarctica and other continents – will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in precipitation over East Asia and the Western U.S.

Through volunteer work, research and advocacy, the 5,824 students admitted to the Class of 2029 reflect Cornell’s commitment to changing lives through public engagement.

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a daylong program on April 10, highlighting the center’s varied research and success in developing partnerships that benefit people and the planet.

A current Cornell faculty member and an incoming professor have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Scientists publish findings from an analysis of 10 livestock systems around the globe

New York produces 22.2% of the nation’s beets, health-conscious consumers demanding more products that utilize the earthy root.

Researchers studying novel traits in organisms and the fundamental understanding of extreme weather are among the five Cornell assistant professors who’ve received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Researchers tracked 16 live bobcats in the state and found widespread exposure to avian flu, with evidence of bobcats surviving but also succumbing to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain. 

A study from Cornell researchers could enable a quantum leap forward in identifying and deciphering cancer-driving genetic mutations, the first step in developing effective therapeutics.

Sydney Womack won Cornell’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to present their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.

Three doctoral students supported by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellowship Program visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for agricultural science and learn about policymaking.

The new episode of the Startup Cornell podcast features Cornell student Micere Mugweru ’25, the founder of Mizoma Africa.

Dr. Craig Stephen and Dr. Marcela Uhart, leading experts in wildlife health and the One Health paradigm – the interconnectedness of human, animal and ecosystem health and well-being – have been selected as the inaugural Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health Distinguished Speakers.

Cornell bee experts are analyzing samples of bees and related material to help identify the cause of unprecedented managed honeybee losses this winter.

Researchers have identified exactly what happens when a microbe receives an electron from a quantum dot: The charge can either follow a direct pathway or be transferred indirectly via the microbe’s shuttle molecules.

The Einhorn Center is funding seven project teans from the latest round of Engaged Opportunity Grants.

Students can choose from hundreds of courses in three-, six- and eight-week periods between June 2 and August 5 during Summer Session, 2025.

More than five years after a landmark study in the journal Science showed that North American bird populations declined by nearly 30% since 1970, a new report finds that the concerning trend is continuing apace.

New research confirms glyphosate-resistant waterhemp for the first time in New York state, with significant consequences for soybean growers, many of whom use the herbicide as their primary method of weed control.

In the face of climate change, researchers estimate the U.S. investment in agricultural research needed to maintain productivity – finding it comparable to the investment made following the two world wars.