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Female honeybees may pass down ‘altruistic’ genes

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Manuel Llinás named as the Ernest C. Pollard Professor in Biotechnology

Scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences received a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to investigate methods to enhance soil health and suppress weeds within organic annual and perennial rotations. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

USDA grant awarded for study on soil health, weed control in organic operations

Three projects have been awarded seed grants as part of the Penn State-Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education initiative. Faculty and students from Penn State will research agricultural and ecological sustainability, preservation of tropical rainforest ecosystems, and sustainable development in Belize. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

Grants awarded to Penn State faculty for tropical ecosystems research in Belize

Deer Are Everywhere, but We Barely Know Them

Honeybees may inherit altruism from their mothers

Xploration Awesome Planet: Decline in Bee Population

An analysis of genes expressed by healing rabbit ligaments may lead to a better understanding of ACL injury prevention and treatment in humans, according to Penn State researchers. Credit: Quino Al/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Females less likely to heal from ACL injuries than males

Honey bee workers display altruism by spreading the pheromones of the queen bee and suppressing their own reproduction. Credit: Sean Bresnahan. All Rights Reserved.

Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers

This composite map shows land areas that could face extreme heat if the planet continues to warm, indicated in yellow and orange. The darker the color, the longer the projected exposure to extreme heat.  Credit: Maps courtesy of Daniel Vecellio, Qinqin Kong, W. Larry Kenney and Matthew Huber; composite image by Dennis Maney . All Rights Reserved.

Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans

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Too hot for humans: Rising temperatures could soon make parts of Earth uninhabitable

Tracking Traits logo. Credit: Michael Tribone. All Rights Reserved.

Podcast explores impacts of inter-species microbial interactions

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A new method for selecting aptamers, or "chemical antibodies," created by Penn State engineers takes only days to complete, instead of the months typically needed for traditional methods. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Novel hydrogel finds new aptamers, or ‘chemical antibodies,’ in days

Nikki Crowley, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology and Neural Engineering and assistant professor of biology and of biomedical engineering, with her son after receiving the Women to Watch: Class of 2023 award as part of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts’ Women in STEAM Awards. Credit: Nikki Crowley. All Rights Reserved.

Nikki Crowley honored with Women in STEAM Award by the Whitaker Center

Spotted lanternflies are still a pest but the smoky honey they help make could be good for you

How some plants became carnivorous predators

A genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors more genetic diversity and connectivity than expected. Credit: HKorber/Pennsylvania Game Commission. All Rights Reserved.

Ruffed grouse population more resilient than expected, genetic study finds

Santhosh Girirajan, professor and interim head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named the T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Girirajan named T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Beth Gugino has been named associate director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Credit: Michael Houtz / Penn State. Creative Commons

Gugino to enhance impact of agricultural research in new role in Ag Sciences

The science of skin: everything you need to know about your body’s biggest organ – and how to protect it

As flooding increases in the Delaware Valley, hundreds of thousands of at-risk homes are uninsured

Members of the CRRB standing on an outside staircase to pose for a group photo

Liana Burghardt named new Director of Center for Root and Rhizosphere Biology