Portrait Earth: Wave at Saturn and Cassini July 19

Go ahead, wave! From 898 million miles away, NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft will snap a portrait of Earth July 19 from between Saturn’s rings.

Imperfect graphene renders 'electrical highways'

Researchers have moved a step closer to making graphene a useful, controllable material: They have shown that when grown in stacked layers, graphene produces defects that influence its conductivity.

Mukoma Wa Ngugi publishes 'Nairobi Heat' sequel

Assistant professor of English Mukoma Wa Ngugi's second crime novel, “Black Star Nairobi,” has the 2007-08 Kenyan presidential election season as a backdrop.

Linear collider gains key insights from Cornell physicists

The International Linear Collider has received pivotal insights from Cornell physicists: They have designed a key component of the proposed collider called a damping ring.

Chilean earthquake made volcanoes sink

Cornell earth scientists are trying to understand why several volcanoes near a 2010 earthquake in Chile sank several inches into the ground.

Physicists tease out twisted torques of DNA

The tiny torques of DNA have been directly measured in the lab of physicist Michelle Wang using an instrument called an angular optical trap.

Memorial service for Robert Richardson set for July 13

A memorial service for Robert Richardson will be held July 13 at 10:30 a.m. in Sage Chapel.

Language fuels the Balkans' ethnic tensions, linguist says

Linguistics professor Wayles Browne says the use of the Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian languages can have specific cultural connotations that fuel ethnic tensions.

Teachers delve into global water and culture issues

More than 50 middle and high school teachers were on campus June 24-26 for an International Studies Summer Institute at Cornell called The Cultural Geography of Water.