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New method calculates rate of gene expression to understand cell fate

September 08, 2025

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$3M grant seeks bioprinted solution for reconstructive surgery’s blood problem

September 04, 2025

An older person, seen from the back, is standing on a scale while a medical professional weighs them

Weight change may contribute to cognitive decline in older adults

September 04, 2025

Invasive flathead catfish now top predators in Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania

September 04, 2025

Hands in blue gloves holding a flexible sensor

Don’t sweat it: New device detects sweat biomarker at minimal perspiration rate

September 03, 2025

Research scientist preparing experiment in lab

Antibody-making cells reveal new function in response to flu infection

September 03, 2025

Painting with mushrooms and other fungi growing out of stylized DNA double helix

Connection among gut fungi, genetics and disease risk in humans identified

September 03, 2025

Penn State Altoona professor publishes anthology of work poems on Labor Day

September 01, 2025

image of galaxy marked with location of XUE10, and its spectra inset

Abundant carbon dioxide in planet-forming disk challenges planet origin models

August 29, 2025

Stone ruins near water

Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it

August 27, 2025

Fine-tuning zinc supplementation, light exposure to boost microgreens’ nutrition

August 26, 2025

three plants on a table

Messenger signals that cue plants to ‘eat’ and ‘breathe’ revealed for first time

August 25, 2025

Two images of a sensor being bent by a hand.

New sensor is a breath of fresh air for diagnosing diabetes

August 22, 2025

researcher with cows

Bacteria strains infecting cattle and humans in US are highly similar

August 21, 2025

Two people standing in a laboratory

What traits matter when predicting disease emergence in new populations?

August 21, 2025

Four individuals pose in a lab.

Broken bones regrow quickly with help of biodegradable implant

August 21, 2025

individual wearing coat outside talks on phone.

Conversations remotely detected from cellphone vibrations, researchers report

August 08, 2025

Many fish swimming in clear water around rocks, coral and shells

Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys

August 04, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor built in to a shirt

Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors

July 30, 2025

Illustration of a computer head spewing letters

Q&A: How are researchers optimizing AI systems for science?

July 30, 2025

Purple thunderclouds and a spy plane are seen from below.

A bolt is born! Atmospheric events underpinning lightning strikes explained

July 28, 2025

Bronze statue of health worker giving vaccine to one person as two others look on.

Predicting vaccination levels without accurate or timely vaccination data

July 25, 2025

Person working in food shop training person with down syndrome how to use checkout

Mutual benefits of hotels hiring individuals with intellectual disabilities

July 24, 2025

Picture of oyster shell desposits in ground

Q&A: Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands

July 24, 2025

Flock of Canada geese flying over farm field.

Seasonal flu immunity protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets

July 23, 2025

Close-up of side-by-side medical test devices

Next-gen tech can detect disease biomarker in period blood

July 22, 2025

Chemical reaction with chemical structures of steps in new mechanism of oxidative addition.

New play in the chemical-reaction playbook uncovered

July 22, 2025

four structures of the gold clusters with pieces separated

Gold clusters show promise as scalable options for quantum computers, sensors

July 22, 2025

Wine chemistry can be accurately judged from fermenting tiny batches of wine

July 22, 2025

Person on an airplane watches a "Lord of the Rings"-themed safety video on a monitor

Travelers may recall less safety info if in-flight safety video promotes tourism

July 21, 2025

dying corn stalks

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

July 21, 2025

Portrait of Mariah Harmon in front of gray background. She is wearing glasses and a black-and-yellow shirt.

Q&A: Does centering experience improve teacher education?

July 21, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor

Skin-like sensor monitors internal, external body movement, electrical signals

July 09, 2025

Structure of tick-borne virus revealed at atomic resolution for the first time

July 09, 2025

Aerial view of Thwaites Glacier

Measuring how – and where – Antarctic ice is cracking with new data tool

July 09, 2025

A view of students raising their hands from the back of a classroom

Private tutoring linked to student disengagement, researchers find

July 08, 2025

grad student on fairway

Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways

July 08, 2025

A small wooden bowl overflowing with pistachios and topped with sprigs of mint

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

July 07, 2025

The cover of the book Architecture and Social Sustainability.

Stuckeman professor’s new book explores ‘socially sustainable’ architecture

July 03, 2025

A bumble bee perched on a yellow flower

What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet

July 02, 2025

People standing outside looking at the camera

Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI

July 02, 2025

Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find

June 30, 2025

Two nurses monitor a baby in a neonatal intensive care unit

Outcomes of very preterm infants may vary across health systems

June 25, 2025

Four people look at a whiteboard.

Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

The sidewalk of Henderson building with a person biking and people walking.

College students’ fitness better indicates heart health than physical activity

June 24, 2025

A photo of a mountain landscape

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes shed light on lost society

June 24, 2025

Mark Ramos holds his duaghter Mabel in a room on Penn State University Park campus

Concerned father, statistician develops software to improve skills therapy

June 23, 2025

Worker bees surround a queen bee

How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee

June 20, 2025

Four people pose for a photo with the second person holding a sample on a sample box

Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

June 20, 2025

Aerial view of people's hands working on project with diagrams, sticky notes, and a laptop.

Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

June 18, 2025

In brief: Penn State Altoona professor’s essay published in nature magazine

June 16, 2025

Person packing boxes

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

A detector mounted on a crane over ice

Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica

June 13, 2025

A forest at night illuminated by moonbeams

Q&A: Has nature always been strange? The ‘eco-weird’ unmakes the familiar

June 12, 2025

Illustration of a computer with a gray microscope image displayed

World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

Preschool intervention linked to high school performance

June 11, 2025

People smiling and looking at the camera

Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences

June 11, 2025

Two people looking through a plastic representation of a chemical compound

‘Fingerprinting’ plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes

June 11, 2025

Counselor interacting with elementary students

How youth teach environmental educators through intergenerational learning

June 10, 2025

Images representing siloed health systems, disease-centric One Health system and One-Health Microbiome sciences

Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

a turfgrass lawn at a golf course

Lawn story: Turfgrass data may improve urban greenhouse gas emission estimates

June 06, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

student among trees

Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

Person in coffee shop on phone looking bored

Chronic loneliness may harm cognitive health in young adults

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

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diagram of steps in spVelo method

New method calculates rate of gene expression to understand cell fate

September 08, 2025

Close up of a facial surgery

$3M grant seeks bioprinted solution for reconstructive surgery’s blood problem

September 04, 2025

An older person, seen from the back, is standing on a scale while a medical professional weighs them

Weight change may contribute to cognitive decline in older adults

September 04, 2025

Invasive flathead catfish now top predators in Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania

September 04, 2025

Hands in blue gloves holding a flexible sensor

Don’t sweat it: New device detects sweat biomarker at minimal perspiration rate

September 03, 2025

Research scientist preparing experiment in lab

Antibody-making cells reveal new function in response to flu infection

September 03, 2025

Painting with mushrooms and other fungi growing out of stylized DNA double helix

Connection among gut fungi, genetics and disease risk in humans identified

September 03, 2025

Penn State Altoona professor publishes anthology of work poems on Labor Day

September 01, 2025

image of galaxy marked with location of XUE10, and its spectra inset

Abundant carbon dioxide in planet-forming disk challenges planet origin models

August 29, 2025

Stone ruins near water

Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it

August 27, 2025

Fine-tuning zinc supplementation, light exposure to boost microgreens’ nutrition

August 26, 2025

three plants on a table

Messenger signals that cue plants to ‘eat’ and ‘breathe’ revealed for first time

August 25, 2025

Two images of a sensor being bent by a hand.

New sensor is a breath of fresh air for diagnosing diabetes

August 22, 2025

researcher with cows

Bacteria strains infecting cattle and humans in US are highly similar

August 21, 2025

Two people standing in a laboratory

What traits matter when predicting disease emergence in new populations?

August 21, 2025

Four individuals pose in a lab.

Broken bones regrow quickly with help of biodegradable implant

August 21, 2025

individual wearing coat outside talks on phone.

Conversations remotely detected from cellphone vibrations, researchers report

August 08, 2025

Many fish swimming in clear water around rocks, coral and shells

Imperfect underground processes help filter wastewater in Florida Keys

August 04, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor built in to a shirt

Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors

July 30, 2025

Illustration of a computer head spewing letters

Q&A: How are researchers optimizing AI systems for science?

July 30, 2025

Purple thunderclouds and a spy plane are seen from below.

A bolt is born! Atmospheric events underpinning lightning strikes explained

July 28, 2025

Bronze statue of health worker giving vaccine to one person as two others look on.

Predicting vaccination levels without accurate or timely vaccination data

July 25, 2025

Person working in food shop training person with down syndrome how to use checkout

Mutual benefits of hotels hiring individuals with intellectual disabilities

July 24, 2025

Picture of oyster shell desposits in ground

Q&A: Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands

July 24, 2025

Flock of Canada geese flying over farm field.

Seasonal flu immunity protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets

July 23, 2025

Close-up of side-by-side medical test devices

Next-gen tech can detect disease biomarker in period blood

July 22, 2025

Chemical reaction with chemical structures of steps in new mechanism of oxidative addition.

New play in the chemical-reaction playbook uncovered

July 22, 2025

four structures of the gold clusters with pieces separated

Gold clusters show promise as scalable options for quantum computers, sensors

July 22, 2025

Wine chemistry can be accurately judged from fermenting tiny batches of wine

July 22, 2025

Person on an airplane watches a "Lord of the Rings"-themed safety video on a monitor

Travelers may recall less safety info if in-flight safety video promotes tourism

July 21, 2025

dying corn stalks

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

July 21, 2025

Portrait of Mariah Harmon in front of gray background. She is wearing glasses and a black-and-yellow shirt.

Q&A: Does centering experience improve teacher education?

July 21, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor

Skin-like sensor monitors internal, external body movement, electrical signals

July 09, 2025

Structure of tick-borne virus revealed at atomic resolution for the first time

July 09, 2025

Aerial view of Thwaites Glacier

Measuring how – and where – Antarctic ice is cracking with new data tool

July 09, 2025

A view of students raising their hands from the back of a classroom

Private tutoring linked to student disengagement, researchers find

July 08, 2025

grad student on fairway

Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways

July 08, 2025

A small wooden bowl overflowing with pistachios and topped with sprigs of mint

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

July 07, 2025

The cover of the book Architecture and Social Sustainability.

Stuckeman professor’s new book explores ‘socially sustainable’ architecture

July 03, 2025

A bumble bee perched on a yellow flower

What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet

July 02, 2025

People standing outside looking at the camera

Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI

July 02, 2025

Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find

June 30, 2025

Two nurses monitor a baby in a neonatal intensive care unit

Outcomes of very preterm infants may vary across health systems

June 25, 2025

Four people look at a whiteboard.

Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

The sidewalk of Henderson building with a person biking and people walking.

College students’ fitness better indicates heart health than physical activity

June 24, 2025

A photo of a mountain landscape

Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes shed light on lost society

June 24, 2025

Mark Ramos holds his duaghter Mabel in a room on Penn State University Park campus

Concerned father, statistician develops software to improve skills therapy

June 23, 2025

Worker bees surround a queen bee

How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee

June 20, 2025

Four people pose for a photo with the second person holding a sample on a sample box

Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

June 20, 2025

Aerial view of people's hands working on project with diagrams, sticky notes, and a laptop.

Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

June 18, 2025

In brief: Penn State Altoona professor’s essay published in nature magazine

June 16, 2025

Person packing boxes

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

A detector mounted on a crane over ice

Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica

June 13, 2025

A forest at night illuminated by moonbeams

Q&A: Has nature always been strange? The ‘eco-weird’ unmakes the familiar

June 12, 2025

Illustration of a computer with a gray microscope image displayed

World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

Preschool intervention linked to high school performance

June 11, 2025

People smiling and looking at the camera

Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences

June 11, 2025

Two people looking through a plastic representation of a chemical compound

‘Fingerprinting’ plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes

June 11, 2025

Counselor interacting with elementary students

How youth teach environmental educators through intergenerational learning

June 10, 2025

Images representing siloed health systems, disease-centric One Health system and One-Health Microbiome sciences

Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

a turfgrass lawn at a golf course

Lawn story: Turfgrass data may improve urban greenhouse gas emission estimates

June 06, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

student among trees

Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

Person in coffee shop on phone looking bored

Chronic loneliness may harm cognitive health in young adults

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

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