Nearby Star Cluster, Long Forgotten, Now Discovered to Be Useful in Studies of Sun and Search for Planets Like Earth
Penn State University astronomers have determined that 80 of the stars in this photo are members of the long-known but underappreciated star cluster Ruprecht 147. Credit: Chris Beckett and Stefano Meneguolo, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Launch on 13 June Planned for Space Mission to Investigate High-Powered X-Rays
Artist's concept showing NASA's NuSTAR mission orbiting Earth. NuSTAR will hunt for hidden black holes and other exotic cosmic objects. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Measures Masses of Two Stars with One Orbiting Planet
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt
Protein Required for Flexible Behavior Is Identified
Doug Cavener in his lab, 2012
Strategy Discovered to Activate Genes that Suppress Tumors and Inhibit Cancer
Cancer cells. A research team led by two scientists at Penn State University has developed a promising cancer-fighting strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The discovery may aid in the development of an innovative anti-cancer drug that effectively targets unhealthy, cancerous tissue without damaging healthy, non-cancerous tissue and vital organs. Credit: National Cancer Institute
The Zombie-Ant Fungus Is Under Attack, Research Reveals
A dead ant covered in mold-like spores on a leaf
24 New Species of Lizards Discovered on Caribbean Islands are Close to Extinction
An Anguilla Bank skink. Blair Hedges and his team have discovered and scientifically named 24 new species of lizards known as skinks. Credit: Karl Questel
Biological Battle: PSU Researchers Work to Catch up With Drug Resistance
As mosquitoes become more resistant to insecticides, Read and Thomas are working to develop a fungus to kill mosquitoes in an effort to contain the spread of malaria among humans. Credit: Hugh Sturrock
Record-Breaking Radio Waves from Ultra-Cool Star
An artist's impression of a brown dwarf similar to J1047+21. Credit: R. Hurt/NASA.
Oil-Spill Clean-up May be Made Easier by Carbon-Nanotube Technology
Sponge absorbing oil
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