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Undergrads to present research at public symposium on climate science, solutions

Pennsylvania’s new lawn-fertilizing rules, trees in heat, and bugs on the milkweeds: This Weekend in the Garden

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Researchers get $2M NSF grant to develop Africa water-food-energy network

Unprecedented Heat And Stressed Grids Make Dangerous Power Outages Increasingly Likely

How the omicron subvariant BA.5 became a master of disguise – and what it means for the current COVID-19 surge

Phil Savage

Interim associate vice president for research named

Using biomimetic proteins patterned on squid ring teeth, researchers have created composite layered 2D materials that are resistant to breaking and extremely stretchable. Credit: Burcu Dursun.

Nature-inspired protein creates stretchable, composite layered materials

People in the U.S. are suffering under intense heat warnings and heat advisories

Can An Avocado A Day Really Help You Lose Weight?

Global climate crisis hits home in the U.S. amid record heat and pervasive wildfires

Why Extreme Heat Is So Bad for the Human Body

Predictive Model Uses Gut Microbes to Forecast Human Diseases, Health Outcomes

I study coronavirus in a highly secured biosafety lab – here's why I feel safer here than in the world outside

People with endometriosis might be at higher risk for stroke

2022 Seed Grant Awarded Projects

Seed grants to fund projects that tackle huge scientific, societal challenges

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Torrey pine genetic research may benefit efforts to save chestnut, ash trees

An avocado a day doesn’t shrink belly fat, but helps with cholesterol

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James Wang earns fourth consecutive Amazon Research Award

Equilibrium/Sustainability — Wind farm targets picturesque Spanish seascape

"Climate change kills": Experts agree with Spanish prime minister's comments on wildfires in Europe

Why 100-degree heat is so dangerous in the United Kingdom

Could the Flu Uncover the Next Pandemic?

Why this European heat wave is so scary

Young, healthy adults are vulnerable to high heat and humidity, too, Penn State study finds