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Molecular clocks suggest birds are much older than we know from the fossil record, but the discrepancy may be due to an underestimate of the pace of evolution.

New findings show that glyphosate does not target the amino acid production and metabolic gadgetry equally among an important soil bacteria species.

Human activities could change the pace of evolution, similar to what occurred 66 million years ago when a giant asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, leaving modern birds as their only descendants.

Robert Karpman and Mike Timmons were honored with awards from the Louis H. Zalaznick Teaching Assistantship program.

A discovery by associate professor Robert Reed reveals how a single gene can control an astonishing amount of diversity.

Researchers found that in the early stages of domestication, the skull changed shape but evolution of the mandible lagged behind and did not co-evolve with the skull.

Cornell's undergraduate biological/agricultural engineering program ranked No. 4 in 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranking.

Cornell scientists are combating a devastating pathogenic fungus that kills oak trees.

Young science and engineering Ph.D.s are increasingly foregoing careers in academia. New Cornell research suggests there is waning interest in the faculty career track.

A dozen teams tallied 1,250 species of higher organisms and more than 23,000 microbes during 2017 SIPS BioBlitz, an event to document as many species as possible in 24 hours.

Cornell students, faculty and staff gathered Sept. 13 to celebrate the opening of the Cornell Tech campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.

Research reveals insights into acylsugars, plant compounds with potential uses in medicine, nutrition and agriculture.

An international team revealed for the first time color-fragrance integration for an entire plant community.