Americans are reporting a decline in their number of close confidantes, a Cornell professor argues in a recent study.

Cornell researchers have found that commonly-accepted explanations for a bicycle’s self-stability are false, according to a study published last week in Science, an academic journal.

Hotel guests do not find themselves inconvenienced by environmental conservation efforts, a Cornell Center for Hospitality Research study revealed last week.

Frigid Ithaca means expensive heating bills. Based on the results of a recent study by energy efficiency specialist Mark Pierce, an extension associate in the College of Human Ecology, Ithaca residents battling the cold would save money using their central heating system instead of electric space heaters.

A study by a husband and wife team of Cornell professors finds that women do not face discrimination.

Prof. Emeritus Daryl Bem, psychology, recently discovered that precognition can occur at rates significantly different from chance.

Two cornell professors have developed a stock market statistical model that was able to predict the "flash crash" on May 6 and may be able to prevent future crashes.

A new study conducted in part by Johnson Graduate School of Management Professor Manoj Thomas finds that paying with cash is painful and therefore can prevent impulsive food purchases, while credit card payments are painless and foster unhealthy food choices.

Under certain business conditions, face-to-face encounters are a more successful means of communication than virtual communications when used in large group settings, a new study by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research finds. 

Those that smoke cigarettes occasionally or are exposed to secondhand smoke may be more at risk than they think to developing cancer or other pulmonary disorders later in life, according to a new Cornell study.