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1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines

October 27, 2025

Why We Are Conducting Geoengineering Research

David M. Lodge (Cornell Atkinson), Jonathan Banks (CATF), and Fred Krupp (EDF) speak at the "Science to Policy to Practice: Accelerating Livestock Climate Solutions" event during 2025 Climate Week NYC on September 24, 2025

September 30, 2025

Cornell Atkinson at Climate Week NYC 2025: Science-Informed Solutions in Our Front Yard

Mushroom Pool, in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, as it looked in June 23, 1967. The sample that would be the source of Thermus aquaticus strain YT-1 came from this hot spring. Pictured is Thomas Brock standing near the edge of the pool. Image from the self-published "A Scientist in Yellowstone National Park" (Brock, 2017).

March 21, 2025

Science Is Easy to Make Fun of and Hard to Live Without

David M. Lodge, Daryl Nydam, and Patrick Beary

Cow in new Cornell CALS Respiration Chamber

February 27, 2025

Cheese, Methane, and the Importance of Collaborations to Mitigate Climate Change

AI-generated image showing a sun haloo above a representative university building

January 15, 2025

Resist Cynicism: A New Year’s Resolution to Help Solve Climate Change

Warren Hall - Roof, Windows, and Ivy (Cornell UPhoto)

November 21, 2024

A New US President, Class Division, and Energy Policy

• Photo: Leffler, Warren K, photographer. President Jimmy Carter speaking in front of solar panels placed on the West Wing roof of the White House, announcing his solar energy policy / WKL. Washington D.C, June 20, 1979. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021637592/.

October 29, 2024

The Energy Transition Is Inevitable, Regardless of Election Outcome

Ben Furnas

Panorama view of New York city eith statue of liberty tomorrow morning at sunrise. View from Staten Island. (iStock)

September 29, 2024

Ben Furnas Reflects on Climate Week NYC

View of the Eiffel Tower with the Olympics rings from the other bank of the Seine river with boats at the docks and in the water, Paris, France. (iStock)

August 15, 2024

Solving Olympic-sized Global Water Challenges

Illustration of DNA double helix floating above water

July 2, 2024

Environmental DNA for Better Biological Monitoring and Ecosystem Management