Tiny gas bubbles reveal secrets of Hawaiian volcanoes

Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystal, a team of scientists led by Cornell has precisely mapped how magma storage evolves as Hawaiian volcanoes age.

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Cornell experts are available to discuss dairy safety in the wake of FDA milk testing suspensions.

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Manoj Thomas, professor of marketing and management, says “Our results suggest that the brain representations that are activated when you process stars are completely different from the brain representations that are activated when you process Arabic numerals.”

Christian Science Monitor

Art Wheaton, senior extension associate at the ILR Buffalo Co-Lab, explains why tariffs aren’t a simple fix for economic development.

USA Today

Janna Gordon-Elliott, associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses vagus nerve stimulation.  

CBC

Judith Hubbard, visiting assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, says “It's really kind of staggering to see a fault slide in real time, especially for someone like me, who has spent years studying these things, but always from more remote kinds of data, like offsets after the fact or data recorded by sensors.”

The Wall Street Journal

Mark Lachs, professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, recommends volunteer work to reduce social isolation and walking programs to maintain mobility for older patients.

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“It's a diplomatic tightrope. When the political rhetoric becomes too parochial or polarizing—especially tied to specific administrations—it risks undermining,” says Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute.