carbon emissions New research shows plants absorb 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought Ellsworth Toohey
public health Louisiana resident is first American to die from H5N1 after contact with infected birds, CDC confirms Ellsworth Toohey
robots Scientists create a robot controlled by living mushroom. See the fungus that learned to crawl Mark Frauenfelder
literature Cornell English Department votes to change name to "Department of Literatures In English" Thom Dunn
politics International students told to arrive in U.S. before Trump inauguration to avoid travel ban Rob Beschizza
Cornell student's brutal threats against Jewish peers land him in prison for 21 months Mark Frauenfelder
pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin
books How to read Donald Duck 50 years after the CIA fomented a coup in Chile on September 11, 1973 Elías Villoro