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An international collaboration led by Penn State developed a surveillance modeling tool that provides a weekly projection of expected COVID-19 cases in all African countries, based on publicly available information. IMAGE: PENN STATE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

June 29, 2021

International team develops predictive tool to help mitigate COVID-19 in Africa

David Hughes, Professor of Entomology and Biology

June 29, 2021

David Hughes named Chair in Global Food Security

An extremely rare hybrid warbler with mismatched color patterns has allowed researchers to disentangle the genetic drivers of two traits that are usually inherited together. IMAGE: MARCELLA BAIZ, PENN STATE

June 28, 2021

Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors

June 28, 2021

Fact Check: The Facts – and Gaps – on the Origin of the Coronavirus

June 27, 2021

Health Leaders Dispel Rumors About COVID-19 Vaccine And Infertility

A research assistant with the Data 4 Action Project prepares blood samples for testing to detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. Antibodies detected in the blood indicate that the participant is likely to have been exposed to COVID-19 in the past. IMAGE: IMAGE: DAN LESHER

June 23, 2021

Behavior limits COVID-19 spread between University and community

Part of the collection of the Laboratory of Primatology and Paleontology at the University of Antananarivo, the jawbone that the team used in its study had originally been discovered at Beloha Anavoha in southern Madagascar. Carbon-14 dating, a commonly used method for determining the age of archeological artifacts of a biological origin, revealed that the M. edwardsi jawbone was about 1,475 years old. IMAGE: GEORGE PERRY, PENN STATE

June 22, 2021

Newly sequenced genome of extinct giant lemur sheds light on animal's biology

June 21, 2021

As Allegheny County COVID Cases Slow, A Look At How We Got Here And What Happens Next

June 20, 2021

Penn State Cicada Expert Says Brood X Should Emerge in Philly This Weekend

June 17, 2021

The science around the lab leak theory hasn't changed. But here's why some scientists have.

June 16, 2021

Improving heart health for older women

June 16, 2021

Salad will survive climate change. But at what cost?

June 15, 2021

Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors

A previously unexplored mechanism of wound gap closure similar to zipping a purse string may offer faster and better healing after injury or surgery. IMAGE: ELIZABETH FLORES-GOMEZ MURRAY

June 11, 2021

New tissue-closure model may aid in promotion of faster wound healing

In 2019, researchers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated in the first nation-wide mammal survey using standardized methods and a common data repository. This unprecedented and inaugural partnership provides novel insight into wildlife distribution and behavior across the entire country. IMAGE: DAN HERRERA, SNAPSHOT USA

June 10, 2021

Snapshot USA: First-ever nationwide mammal survey now published

June 09, 2021

Is COVID-19 herd immunity possible in Pa.? Q&A on vaccine rate, positive tests, more

June 07, 2021

How virus detectives trace the origins of an outbreak – and why it’s so tricky

A desert locust eats foliage in Samburu County in northeastern Kenya. IMAGE: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

June 05, 2021

PlantVillage team lauded for projects to protect food supply amid COVID, locusts

June 04, 2021

Scientists evolve a fungus to battle deadly honey bee parasite

A scanning electron microscope image showing SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects), the virus that causes COVID-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. New research suggests that the experimental drug TEMPOL may be a promising oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the United States. The image was captured and colorized at NIAID's Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. IMAGE: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

June 03, 2021

A potential new antiviral drug for COVID-19

An international team of researchers has been awarded $4 million to identify naturally heat-tolerant corals. Project lead Christian Voolstra and a colleague collect samples underwater at Ducie Island, one of the world's most remote reefs in the world. IMAGE: PETE WEST