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Climate change could wipe out more than 700 plant and lichen species

Masai giraffes at increased risk after subspecies divides into two

A 52-million-year-old compound infructescence fossil showing preserved fruits and seeds attached to branches, collected by the late Rodolfo Magín Casamiquela from Laguna del Hunco, Chubut province, Argentina. The plant's characteristics — such as the terminal fruit (tf), axile seeds (sd) and plumose stigma (st) — are only found today in the Macaranga-Mallotus clade of the spurge family. Credit: Photo provided by Peter Wilf. All Rights Reserved.

Spurge purge: Plant fossils reveal ancient South America-to-Asia ‘escape route’

These are the 10 most educated cities in the US: study

There is still hope for coral reefs amid record-warm sea surface temperatures, studies show

Heat can kill on the job, and these workers are dying

The study will include both field studies and computer modeling and will be focused on two small stream basins that are heavily influenced by agriculture as case study watersheds. The researchers will measure and analyze riparian buffer performance in the headwaters of Mahantango Creek in Dauphin County and in the Halfmoon Creek watershed in Centre County. Credit: Tyler Groh/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

USDA grant funds study of effectiveness of vegetation to curb water pollution

Ibrahim Ozbolat, professor of engineering science and mechanics, biomedical engineering and neurosurgery at Penn State, leads a lab that specializes in 3D printing to create a range of tissues for use in human health. Credit: Patrick Mansell/Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

NIH grant to facilitate high-speed bioprinting of bones, tracheas, organs

Why Nutritionists Want You To Eat Salmon Skin & The Best Ways To Prepare It

As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?

Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real

Andrew Patterson, professor of molecular toxicology and the John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, received a $7 million award from the National Institutes of Health to study how environmental chemical exposure impacts the gut microbiome to exacerbate chronic diseases. Credit: Courtesy Andrew Patterson. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State researchers examine how environmental chemicals affect gut microbiome

Corals and symbiotic algae thrive despite heating, offering hope for reef survival

Harvested sweet potatos showing storage root variability. These were grown at the Russell E.Larson Agricultural Research Center ar Rock Springs, Pennsylvania. Credit: Luis Duque/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Crop physiologist to study phosphorus availability and storage root growth

Ann Arbor named most educated city in US, according to WalletHub

The heat index reached 152 degrees in the Middle East — nearly at the limit for human survival

This Pacific Coral Can Withstand Warming Waters With the Help of Algae

Corals that associate with D. glynnii (right) are at an advantage during extreme heat events compared to corals that associate with C. latusorum (left). Credit: David A. Paz-García. All Rights Reserved.

Some corals may survive climate change without paying a metabolic price

Wendy Hanna-Rose, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Runze Li, Eberly Family Chair Professor of Statistics, have been selected to receive the Eberly College of Science Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award in 2023. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Two honored with Eberly Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award

As a summer heat wave pummels the US, an expert warns about the dangers of humidity – particularly for toddlers, young athletes and older adults

Understanding the WHO's 'possibly carcinogenic' aspartame decision

A Penn State expert on learning to live with wildfires, as climate change heats up

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Bioluminescent bacteria coordinate signaling to colonize squid’s light organ

Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State announces faculty recipients of 2023-24 U.S. Fulbright Scholar awards