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May 19, 2025

Pa. anglers prepare for rare fishing opportunity when cicadas 'splat' on the water

May 19, 2025

Cicadas are back. Brood XIV expected to emerge in parts of Pennsylvania
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May 16, 2025

Huck seed grant program introduces new research themes for the life sciences

May 16, 2025

Can humans really smell insects? The truth about the viral debate

May 16, 2025

Beyond the Double Helix: Strange New DNA Structures Discovered in Ape Genomes
The research team for "Assessing Climate Futures through Environmental Data Analytics," led by Professor Erica Smithwick (middle). Credit: Erica Smithwick. All Rights Reserved.

May 14, 2025

Second round of Penn State-Auckland seed grant recipients complete projects
Troy Ott, dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, will share his story of growing up in a kinship family and reflect on how those experiences shaped his life. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 13, 2025

Learn about kinship care through Dean Troy Ott’s personal journey
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

May 13, 2025

Penn State submits declaration in response to proposed NSF funding cuts
This fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa) from Brunei is the first fossil record of an endangered tropical tree species. Credit: Wang/Wilf. All Rights Reserved.

May 08, 2025

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

A Breakthrough in Emotional Sensing: Wearable Patch Reveals Hidden Feelings
A printed prototype using the current version of the custom extrusion system for in-place 3D concrete printing. This iteration demonstrates the successful integration of continuous reinforcement with concrete deposition, marking a key step in the ongoing development toward structural-scale applications. Credit: Ali Baghi. All Rights Reserved.

May 08, 2025

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects
The results of this study strongly suggest that Native Americans did, indeed, extensively use fire to manage their environment and both directly and indirectly promoted fire-adapted trees such as oak and beech. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 08, 2025

Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements
The findings may have implications for policymakers hoping to make these conservation programs more impactful, according to the researchers. Credit: Jon Flobrant/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

May 07, 2025

Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms
Réka Albert, Evan Pugh University Professor and professor of physics and biology at Penn State, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She pioneered network science, a method that involves studying systems as networks, where individual components — like people, proteins or genes — are represented as "nodes," and their interactions are depicted as "edges." This approach led to new ways to visualize and analyze the intricate web of connections in various systems.​ Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 07, 2025

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences
By extending egg production in broiler breeder hens, farmers may be able to reduce flock turnover, improve animal welfare and increase efficiency, according to researchers at Penn State. Credit: Hispanolistic/Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

May 07, 2025

Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs
The lightweight and flexible electrode, which looks like a strand of hair, attaches directly to the scalp and delivers stable, high-quality recordings of the brain’s signals. Credit: Courtesy of the Zhou Lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 02, 2025

The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair
$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test
Brandon Mabey, a first-year student at Penn State Scranton, and Emma Sokaloski, a second-year student at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, worked with Luciana Caporaletti, lecturer in biology at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, on a research project presented at the Pennsylvania Academy of Science's annual meeting. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 01, 2025

Students, faculty find evidence of beech leaf disease in two state parks
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April 30, 2025

Celebrating James Marden: A Decade of Impact and a Lifetime of Achievement
Researchers found an approximate two-minute difference in the 5K time trials between runners with insufficient energy intake and runners with sufficient energy intake. Credit: Marian Vejcik/Getty Images; edited by Dennis Maney  . All Rights Reserved.

April 30, 2025

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance

April 29, 2025

Heather Hines named interim director of the Center for Pollinator Research and the Insect Biodiversity Center
attendees at the 2024 life sciences symposium examine student posters

April 29, 2025

HGSAC prepares for largest Life Sciences Symposium yet

April 28, 2025

Penn State adds artificial intelligence major, with a focus on ethics

April 27, 2025

A Key Antioxidant for Longevity Is Fading From Our Food Supply