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New research sheds light on the evolution of language, discovering a link between innate and learned vocalizations.

Food systems make up roughly 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions globally. But transforming them could cut these emissions by more than half, according to a report released Oct. 3 from a commission of global experts.

Researchers in the Virtual Embodiment Lab found that engagement in social virtual reality, whether with loved ones or total strangers, enhances pain tolerance.

Cornell University has been awarded a portion of a $2 million planning initiative from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish AI4Ag, a national testbed for artificial intelligence in agriculture.

An invention developed by two graduate students turns engineered tomato plants red when soil nitrogen levels are low.

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal’s gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens.

More than 1.2 billion birds streamed south Thursday night, the largest single-night total ever recorded by the live radar project BirdCast.

Yaupon holly is the only caffeinated plant native to the United States, yet its role as a morning pick-me-up has largely remained limited for centuries. But as tariffs threaten to hike the price of imported coffee and tea, yaupon appears set to...

Changes in the genomes of the Turkana of northern Kenya reveal how they have evolved to survive in extreme desert conditions for thousands of years.

A new broccoli variety, a co-hybrid between parents developed at Cornell and the global seed company Bejo Zaden, can withstand warmer, more unpredictable conditions such as the ones in the Northeastern U.S.

September 24, 2025 Awards Graduate student Rosie Nguyen received the Adam Smith Fellowship from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. This one-year fellowship is aimed at doctoral students from any university and discipline who are...

A 25-year partnership between Cornell researchers and New York State Parks culminates at the 2025 Ryder Cup, the most sustainable professional golf tournament to date.

Nine postdoctoral scholars were honored with Postdoc Achievement Awards as part of Cornell’s participation in National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The awards recognize excellence in community engagement, leadership and mentoring.

The ovary is a mystery of destruction and creation, unlike any other organ. Every time ovulation occurs, the vascular bed of blood vessels on the surface of the ovary dries up, causing cells to die and the follicle tissue there to degrade...

Mmm, what's in these meatballs? A secret ingredient that would improve human health as well as apple producers' bottom line.

Cornell Atkinson, The Nature Conservancy, Clean Air Task Force and Environmental Defense Fund have awarded grants to five research projects that aim to improve sustainability in the dairy industry.

For Kieri Keys ’28, it was love at first sight. Before beginning her freshman year at Cornell, Keys attended the Outdoor Odyssey pre-orientation program, which included a visit to the Dilmun Hill Student Farm. “I was immediately obsessed with it...

Scott Emr, the Samuel C. and Nancy M. Fleming Professor Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, has won the World Laureate Association Prize, one of the world’s highest...