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November 25, 2024

Long-term study reveals warming climates threaten Florida scrub-jay

Warmer winters driven by climate change reduced the number of offspring raised annually by the federally threatened Florida scrub-jay by 25% since 1981, according to a study co-led by researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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November 25, 2024

Long-term study reveals warming climates threaten Florida scrub-jay

Warmer winters driven by climate change reduced the number of offspring raised annually by the federally threatened Florida scrub-jay by 25% since 1981, according to a study co-led by researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Climate Change

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November 19, 2024

World Food Prize panel highlights women’s access to agricultural technology

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Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
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November 11, 2024

Microbe atlas could reveal how to mine critical metals sustainably

A Cornell-led team will use a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop a “microbe-mineral atlas,” a catalog of microorganisms and how they interact with minerals, key for mining critical metals used for generating sustainable...

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Biological and Environmental Engineering
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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October 31, 2024

New global development minor launches

A new undergraduate minor in global development at Cornell will enhance students’ global perspective and ability to contribute to equitable solutions for the most urgent challenges facing people and the planet. Starting in fall 2024, the minor...

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September 20, 2023

Meet our faculty: Steven Mana'oakamai Johnson

Academic focus: Ocean conservation and social-ecological systems. Research summary: I study the relationship between people and the ocean, ranging from Indigenous Pacific Islander communities traditionally managing coral reefs to geopolitical...