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June 15, 2026
Cornell researchers are investigating whether wildfire smoke may also be carrying chronic wasting disease—the neurological illness, caused by misfolded proteins called prions, that afflicts members of the deer family.
June 15, 2026
Five new projects supported by the Catalyzing Conservation Fund are tackling urgent challenges wild species and local communities face across four continents and an array of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, from the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle to the frozen tundras of the circumpolar Arctic.
June 11, 2026
A flesh‑eating fly thought eradicated decades ago has been found in Texas, its first return to the United States in generations.
June 08, 2026
Cornell's Dr. Katie Fiorella weighs in as researchers find surprising pop-ups of harmful algal blooms in Cayuga Lake, even in cooler temperatures.
June 04, 2026
The current practice of freezing embryos—used to assist reproduction in humans or animals or to conserve endangered species—routinely causes ice to form within cells, ultimately leading to fewer viable embryos. Now, a multidisciplinary team has found a way to prevent the formation of that damaging ice.
May 15, 2026
A population genetic study of endangered penguins combined with genome-wide associations in the context of infectious disease outbreaks highlights the need for tailored management and conservation plans for species with fragmented populations....
May 12, 2026
Cornell's Dr. Raina Plowright weighs in on the deadly respiratory viral outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean....
May 07, 2026
Tick season has begun with a vengeance: This year, there were more emergency-room visits for tick bites during the month of April than in any year since 2017....
April 23, 2026
According to a new paper published in Frontiers in Science, halting and reversing the global decline in biodiversity is now urgent to avoid destabilizing the Earth’s vital systems that support human well-being.
April 22, 2026
Four sperm whales that stranded separately on southeastern U.S. coastlines between 2020-22 were emaciated and malnourished, with ingested fishing gear and marine debris found in two of them, according to a new study that compared the four cases....