More than 60 moons orbit Saturn and by combining data from NASA’s Cassini mission with modeling techniques, scientists have so far been able to identify one with planet-like qualities. Saturn’s moon Phoebe was believed to be a so-called planetesimal, a remnant planetary building block actively evolving for a time before it stalling out. PASADENA, California [...]

As NASA’s Kepler Mission continues to supply important data and continuously monitors stars for transit signals, astronomers from Cornell University focused on 80 M dwarf stars for Earthlike planets. In doing so, the researchers found three planets orbiting within their host stars’ “habitable zones,” an important spot for determining whether life as we know it [...]

It used to be that only jocks were interested in building muscles and hitting the weights. Nowadays everyone knows the benefits of working out and it seems even scientists are getting involved. Research engineers from Cornell University have developed the perfect bicep building device, a simple electronic device that guides the user through a proper [...]

New research shows that climate change may have a negative effect on birds. A new study looked at 59 different North American species of birds and found that it took decades to fully adjust to the warming temperatures, if the birds adjusted at all. As warmer winter temperatures become more common, one way for some [...]

A new genomics technique developed at Cornell University is roughly 50 times cheaper than comparable methods. The cost effectiveness of this new method, called Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), is a strong driving point, but its simplicity is also responsible for its growing interest with researchers. Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), a powerful new technique developed at Cornell, is leveling the [...]

According to new research, house mice (Mus musculus) are ideal biomarkers of human settlement as they tend to stow away in crates or on ships that end up going where people go. The published paper goes on to state that mice hitched a ride with the Vikings and set up colonies in areas such as [...]

Experiments show that scouting bees, much like novelty-seeking humans, have differences in brain activity in genes related to dopamine and glutamate signaling between neurons. Genomic analysis of the bees revealed significant differences between scouts and non-scouts in the abundance of specific mRNAs and researchers were able to increase and decrease the bees scouting tendencies by [...]

Researchers at Cornell University are designing robots that can autonomously traverse and manipulate a 3-D truss structure by using specially designed gears and joints to assemble and disassemble the structure as it climbs. Researchers believe this technology may someday lead to safer construction zones and could be used for repairs on the International Space Station. [...]

While observing breast cancers cells in culture, researchers at Cornell University identified two key proteins, Hsp70 and tTG, that are responsible for cell migration. By better understanding how Hsp70 influences tTG, the researchers believe they can develop ways to modulate that interaction to immobilize cancer cells and keep them from becoming invasive. Cancer cells must [...]

A team of researchers studied how large doses FDA-approved polystyrene nanoparticles found in food and vitamins affect a chicken’s ability to absorb iron into their cells. While using 50-nanometer polystyrene carboxylated particles, the researchers found that acute exposure decreases both the absorption of iron in the in vitro cells and in the chickens and that [...]

Researchers at Cornell University are using workshops and webinars to advocate sanitation techniques in maple sap production. The researchers found that by replacing spouts and drop lines, you can reduce the microbial contamination that occurs at the tap hole, which has resulted in substantial production gains. The secret to success for maple syrup producers may [...]

Cornell professors are combining their inventions in an effort to develop a handheld pathogen detector for developing world countries. The device works by “amplifying” very small samples of pathogen DNA, RNA or proteins and using a computer chip that quickly responds to the amplified samples. Backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, their device [...]