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From left are the top, front and side views of the structure of the far-red-light absorbing antenna complex (bicylindrical FRL-AP core) and the far-red-light form of Photosystem II (FRL-Photosystem II dimer), which is a dimer of two equivalent complexes, from the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7335. The Photosystem II reaction center is visible below the bicylindrical core in the middle and right images. A new study determined the the structure of the bicylindrical FRL-AP core; the Photosystem II structure was determined previously. Pigments bound to the proteins in the antenna complex are responsible for collecting light energy that is transferred to the chlorophylls of the Photosystem II dimer, where water is oxidized and oxygen is produced. Different colors depict the various protein subunits that comprise each complex. Credit: Provided by the Bryant Laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 22, 2024

Altered light-harvesting complex in a cyanobacterium allows low-energy light use
Qiming Zhang, distinguished professor of electrical engineering in Penn State’s College of Engineering. Credit: Kate Myers / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 22, 2024

Engineering professor named National Academy of Inventors fellow

January 22, 2024

Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues

January 20, 2024

The Black Death’s Surprising Impact on Today’s Oral Health

January 19, 2024

Honey Yields Have Long Been on the Decline. Scientists Now Know Why States in both warm and cool regions produced higher honey yields when they had productive soil.

January 18, 2024

Penn State team finds link between Black Death and modern diseases

January 17, 2024

Connecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence

January 15, 2024

Honors for Booker, Girirajan, Llinás
Penn State researchers developed a model that predicts effective doses for repurposed drugs. Credit: busracavus/iStock. All Rights Reserved.

January 11, 2024

Predicting correct dosage may improve success of drug repurposing
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

January 09, 2024

Huck Leadership Fellows Program Currently Accepting Applications

January 09, 2024

One Health Microbiome Symposium to convene experts for innovative discussions

January 08, 2024

Where has all the honey gone? Scientists point to factors in declining yields

January 06, 2024

Why are bees not making as much honey as they used to? Here’s what a team of researchers found
Credit: Dina Constantinides. All Rights Reserved.

January 05, 2024

The stories that defined 2023 for the One Health Microbiome Center

January 05, 2024

Honey yields have long been on the decline. Scientists now know why

January 05, 2024

Neanderthals: More knowable now than ever
During her time at Penn State, Katherine Chu, a fourth-year student majoring in environmental resource management, has seized study abroad and research opportunities. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

January 04, 2024

College of Ag Sciences student aspires to drive innovation in climate solutions
The study found that climate conditions and soil productivity — the ability of soil to support crops based on its physical, chemical and biological properties — were some of the most important factors in estimating honey yields. Credit: Arwin Neil Baichoo/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

January 03, 2024

Why are bees making less honey? Study reveals clues in five decades of data

December 31, 2023

Radio clip from WESA-FM

December 28, 2023

Historically warm temps and record low snowfall: How Philly’s weather stacked up in 2023

December 23, 2023

Creative Structures Built By Neanderthals Is Upending Our Understanding of the Species

December 21, 2023

Radio Clip on rural zone updates
This images shows two years of ensemble projections (rainbow lines) generated by the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub and real-world COVID-19 data (black lines). Different rounds of projections — the hub produced 16 rounds of projections, each of which predicted anywhere from three months to a year of pandemic outcomes — are represented by different colors. For each round, four scenarios were created and multiple modeling teams produced projections. Those individual projections were combined into ensemble projections for each scenario, which are displayed. The Hub found that the ensemble model outperformed individual projections, highlighting the value of a collaborative modeling approach. Credit: Provided by Emily Howerton / Penn State. Creative Commons

December 18, 2023

Many models are better than one for COVID-19 scenario projections, study finds
Engineering researchers created a new stretchy, wearable throat sensor that records vibrations and electrical muscle impulses from the neck area to monitor a user’s speech and swallowing patterns. Credit: Provided by Huanyu Cheng. All Rights Reserved.

December 18, 2023

Health data, faster: Wearable stretchy sensor can process, predict health data