As with actors and opera singers, when measuring magnetic fields it helps to have range.…
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Cornell University is a prestigious Ivy League institution located in Ithaca, New York, known for its unique blend of academic excellence, cutting-edge research, and public service. Founded in 1865 with a mission to provide education in both the liberal arts and practical sciences, Cornell has become a leader in fields ranging from engineering and agriculture to astronomy and medicine. Its diverse research initiatives include collaborations with NASA, pioneering work in genetics and climate science, and major contributions to materials science and robotics. With campuses in New York City and global partnerships, Cornell maintains a strong presence in both fundamental research and real-world innovation.
When stars like our sun die, all that remains is an exposed core – a…
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have learned that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…
In 1959, former Cornell physicist Richard Feynman delivered his famous lecture “There’s Plenty of Room…
If you were on Cornell’s Ithaca campus last fall, you might have found a few…
Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles Are Not Merging A half-century of controversy over two popular bird…
Climate change will leave some farmers with a difficult conundrum, according to a new study…
Things are different on the other side of the mirror. Text is backward. Clocks run…
An analysis of high-speed raindrops hitting biological surfaces such as feathers, plant leaves, and insect…
After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell astronomers…
The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes will be able to hunt distant…
Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise…
Cornell researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria – which they named in…
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers —…
Cornell researchers have made a new discovery about how seemingly minor aspects of the internal…
An international team of researchers has taken a comprehensive look at the genomes of all…
The molecules of life are twisted. But how those familiar strands in DNA’s double helix…
For more than a decade, architect and educator Jenny Sabin has created a series of…