Among preterm newborns, greater exposure to the mother’s voice after birth appeared to speed up the maturation of a key language-related brain circuit.
A new study found that bird migration over coastal waters in North America occurs on fewer nights compared to migration over land, varying in intensity depending on the season.
Cornellians can make a significant difference in the lives of people in the community by making a donation to the Cornell United Way, now in its 104th year.
The way perceptual systems are organized in the brain depends on the way we perform actions with our hands, according to a new theory proposed by Cornell psychology scholars.
Failing to express expected levels of emotion and urgency may trigger suspicion that 911 callers are participants in the crime they are reporting – potentially the first step toward a wrongful conviction.
Bird lovers are more motivated to take action to prevent birds from colliding with their windows by messages that stress the effectiveness of those measures, while emotional appeals are more persuasive for the general public, a Cornell study finds.
Water resource managers are increasingly investigating removing dams to restore connectivity and improve aquatic habitats, water quality and fish passage.
Juvenile and subadult bats may be the most likely to spread new coronaviruses to other species, according to a new Cornell study from the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Grant Farred, a professor in the Africana Studies and Research Center, chronicles his love for both a distant and a local sports team in “A Sports Odyssey: My Ithaca Journal,” published July 25 by Temple University Press