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Sheep grazing in solar fields offers farmers economic, ecological gains
As solar grazing expands across the country, new research helps sheep farmers increase profitability and sheds light on the how the number of sheep in solar array fields interacts with beneficial insects.
‘Rooted in Reciprocity’: Indigenous students share stories of how plants fuel connection
Through plants and personal stories, a new student-led exhibit at Cornell Botanic Gardens explores the concept that people live because the natural world lives.
New technique holds promise for improved gene editing
A new engineered gene editing system addresses some of the limitations of current gene editing tools with the hope of improving their use for research, for better crops or to treat diseases.
Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild
A doctoral student and a team of Cornell researchers and colleagues created WildFin, a data set composed of nine hours of video that they labeled frame-by-frame with fish behaviors.
Mysterious oarfish’s fins inspire large underwater robot design
Oarfish, giant fish rarely spotted by humans, have hundreds of unique dorsal fin rays, which help propel the fish forward.
More damaged trees mean fewer ecosystem benefits for low-income residents
As an undergraduate researcher, Maya Mangala-Munuma ’25 found that trees were three times more likely to be damaged in impoverished, racially diverse neighborhoods.
New type of human jumping gene found in a poxvirus
Scientists found a human genetic element in a poxvirus that is both an important gene for brain function and a jumping gene capable of moving and inserting itself in genomes.
Jenga and the U.S. census: Way more than just counting people
A new book, “Data Are Made, Not Found,” from danah boyd, professor of communication, is an insider’s account of the 2020 census and how the pandemic and political forces from left, right and center threatened to take it down like a Jenga tower.
What ‘healthy’ labeling on packaged food conceals
Looking for nutritious foods in the grocery store? Don’t believe everything you read.
Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them
Study reveals how a few very general constraints can lead to echo chambers – self-reinforcing feedback loops – in biological systems such as birds in a flock, cells in tissue or ants in a swarm.
Global Hubs seed grant proposals due Oct. 14
Cornell faculty are invited to apply for Global Hubs Research Seed Grants by Oct. 14 to launch new international collaborations with researchers at Global Hubs partner universities.
Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors
A Cornell-led study finds that wines made from disease-resistant grape varieties, long dismissed by traditionalists, appeal to consumers as much as those made from classic European grapes.
Light pollution’s ‘transformation of night’ requires prompt action
Science historian Sara B. Pritchard describes a massive spike in the amount of artificial light in the 21st century, with light pollution increasing by nearly 10% annually between 2011 and 2022.
From llamas to lavender, agritourism grows in New York state
Cornell Cooperative Extension has boosted its support for New York state agritourism as the industry has grown, with the number of participating farms nearly doubling and revenue tripling since 2007.
What’s keeping schoolchildren from eating local foods?
Bottlenecks and tradeoffs in food procurement pathways shared in a new USDA report and at Climate Week NYC.
Fungi nutrient sensing breakthrough may aid green tech, disease control
Fungal diseases can contribute up to 20% of staple crop losses and drug-resistant fungal infections lead to some 3.8 million human deaths, globally per year.
‘HyperBird’ spots grape diseases before they’re visible
The cutting-edge imaging platform observes microscopic traits in plants and can detect grape diseases that cost vineyard owners billions in annual losses globally.
Life Science Core Day to connect Cornell’s facility resources with researchers
Life Science Core Day, taking place Sept. 22, offers Cornell researchers a chance to explore an extraordinary range of specialized life science core facilities, technologies, and expertise available to them from across campus in one place.
Hops and dreams: Cornell helps new varieties go from field to glass
The Cornell Hop Breeding Program aims to give New York growers and brewers cultivars suited to the state’s climate and disease pressure.
Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection
New event asks the community to decrease technology use, increase face-to-face interaction and consider that every AI chat, doomscroll and text message has a water, energy and carbon footprint.
Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYC
Cornell and global leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC Sept. 20-27 to discuss some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including harnessing AI’s power while mitigating its negative impacts.
AI reveals new class of cellular ‘off switch’ linked to cancer pathways
Cornell researchers have used artificial intelligence to uncover a previously unknown way cells control how proteins move inside them, a process essential for growth, communication and movement, and one that is often disrupted in cancer.
The secret lives of city insects: bringing urban ecology to the community
Doctoral student Sylvana Ross and a team of Cincinnati youths spent their summer studying city-dwelling insects, amassing data that can inform decisions that support healthy green spaces.
Cornell leads project putting robots to work in US orchards
A Cornell-led research project is developing robots that can perform labor-intensive orchard operations; it’s supported by a four-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative.