In the time since the first exoplanet was discovered in 1992, astronomers have detected more than 5,000 planets orbiting other stars. But when astronomers detect a new exoplanet, we don’t...

Scattered across our Milky Way galaxy are tens of millions of black holes — immensely strong gravitational wells of spacetime, from which infalling matter, and even light, can never escape....

In 2014, Arun Cherian returned to his home country of India to help his sister with her wedding. By that time Cherian had earned his master’s in mechanical engineering at...

Scientists have developed a low-cost microscopic imaging device small enough to fit on a smartphone camera lens, with the potential to make mobile medical diagnosis of diseases affordable and accessible....

New York - Iceland has become the first donor country to receive the gold certification on gender equality under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gender Equality Seal Programme, which works...

New York – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a new initiative to support developing countries increase domestic resource mobilization and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UNDP Tax...

Kathmandu: Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit Nepal for Buddha anniversary celebrations in mid-May. Ahead of Buddha Purnima (birth anniversary) on May 16, the government is planning a visit by...

When Kristina Hugar was working on her Ph.D. at Cornell, she wasn’t just doing science for science’s sake. “I care very deeply about the environment and climate change, and I...

A $10 million gift from Robert S. Harrison ’76 will enhance the College Scholar Program in the College of Arts and Sciences and support undergraduate scholarships. Harrison, chair of the...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death for women worldwide. While chemotherapy is the mainstream treatment for breast cancer, more than 50% of women undergoing chemotherapy will experience...