Researchers investigated how seeing frightening news about climate change day after day may shape the way people feel about the phenomenon and how willing they are to take action to address it.
Ticks may be able to spread chronic wasting disease between Wisconsin deer
A new study finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), implicating the parasites as possible agents in the disease's spread between deer in Wisconsin.
Madagascar hippos were forest dwellers
Extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than open grasslands preferred by common hippos on mainland Africa. The findings suggest grasslands that now cover much of the enormous island off the eastern coast of southern Africa were a relatively recent change facilitated by people rather than...
Art that integrates data visualizations can help bridge the US political divide over climate change
A new study shows that intentionally integrating art with data visualizations can help non-expert audiences more meaningfully engage with climate change while also bridging political divides in ways that data alone cannot.
From Ground-Hugging to Groundbreaking: How a Unique Tomato Mutation Could Transform Sustainable Agriculture
Tomatoes are a staple in diets worldwide and an essential part of sustainable agriculture.
Vaccine delivers a boost to T cell therapy
Engineering T cells to destroy cancer cells has shown success in treating some types of cancer, such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, it hasn’t worked as well for solid tumors.
Breakthrough Identifies New State of Topological Quantum Matter
Cornell scientists have revealed a new phase of matter in candidate topological superconductors that could have significant consequences for condensed matter physics and for the field of quantum computing and spintronics.
Building models to predict interactions in plant microbiomes
Microbiomes play a key role for plant health and could make agriculture more sustainable -- but the principles behind the assembly of their communities have remained largely unknown. Researchers have shown how bacteria can compete for food, but also cooperate thanks to differences in metabolism -- resulting in stably structured...
Food labels offer consumer choices but also confusion about animal welfare
Animal-based food products often come packaged in a wide array of information labels, including organic, natural, grass-fed, humanely raised and pasture-raised. But it's typically up to the consumer to do their homework and figure out what these different claims mean.
Spider mite males undress maturing females to win the first mating
In males of many species, it pays to identify females that are nearing maturity to be the first in line for mating. Now researchers have found a remarkable example: male spider mites guard and then actively strip off the skin of premature females that are soon to molt and mature...