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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

December 18, 2023

Have endless junk food cravings? Blame it on Black Death

December 16, 2023

The Black Death might be the reason we can’t stop eating junk food — new study

December 15, 2023

Why Mister Grouse Is the Friendliest Bird in the Forest
panelists at the One Health Microbiome Center's Antimicrobial Resistance Day

December 13, 2023

Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Day Sheds Light on Crucial Health Challenge

December 13, 2023

US Southwest Has Seen Precipitation Levels Falling Since the 80s—Here's Why

December 12, 2023

Scientists say AI is emerging as potential tool to aid athletes, beat drug tests

December 12, 2023

Low-Fat Milk Products Might Not Be Any Healthier, Research Now Says

December 12, 2023

Climate in Crisis: AGU conference in San Francisco this week

December 11, 2023

Black Death 700 years ago may be the reason people love junk food now
Credit: Michael Tribone. All Rights Reserved.

December 09, 2023

Podcast unpacks legal questions prompted by scientific breakthroughs

December 09, 2023

How Red Meat Can Fit Into a Healthy Diet
Adobe AI-generated image with the prompt “abstract image integrating education and textbooks with microbiome sciences”

December 08, 2023

Penn State researchers propose a path to authenticate the Microbiome Sciences

December 08, 2023

Are No-Spray Christmas Trees Better for You? What to Know

December 08, 2023

Should I Be Concerned about Christmas Tree Bugs (And How Do I Get Rid of Them?)

December 08, 2023

Are Low-Fat Dairy Products Really Healthier?

December 08, 2023

Penn State professors make advancements in study of breast cancer
Illustration of the derivation of kmers, nullomers, and nucleic quasi-primes in reference genomes and of kmer peptides, nullpeptides and quasi-prime peptides in reference proteomes.

December 07, 2023

Penn State researchers announce new comprehensive -Omics database

December 07, 2023

Sourdough may be the key to better gluten-free bread
The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced the Climate Solutions Accelerator, a program designed to stimulate climate solutions research by providing research teams with access to resources, funding, mentorship, workspace and support from staff and non-tenure-line faculty. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

December 07, 2023

Climate Consortium announces call for workshop proposals
Left to right: Igor Aronson, the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics, and Ashlee McGovern, doctoral student in chemistry and first author on the paper. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

December 07, 2023

Spinning up control: Propeller shape helps direct nanoparticles, researchers say