Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
Nearby Supernova Discovered, Among the Brightest Ever in X Rays
Bryan Grenfell Wins $10 Million from Gates Foundation to Help Stop Spread of Infectious Diseases
Bryan Grenfell
Physicists Find that Size Matters When Initiating an Object's Movement Through Grains
Credit: Costantino, Penn State A drawing of the apparatus that the researchers used to measure the force required to lift glass beads from a stationary position.
"Naked-Eye" Gamma-Ray Burst Was Aimed Squarely at Earth
This artist's concept shows the "naked-eye" GRB close up. Observations suggest material shot outward in a two-component jet (white and green beams). Credit: NASA/Swift/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith and John Jones
Scientists Develop New Method to Investigate Origin of Life
Scientists Develop New Method to Investigate Origin of Life
Novel Fungus Helps Beetles to Digest Hard Wood
Credit: Joshua Peter Kaffer The Asian longhorned beetle's ability to feed on wood may shed light on novel mechanisms for breaking down lignin, possibly for the biofuel industry.
Future Impact of Global Warming is Worse When Grazing Animals are Considered, Scientists Suggest
Credit: Eric Post, Penn State Post and Pederson believe that grazing by muskoxen, such as the one in the photograph, and caribou may reduce the carbon-mitigating benefit of plants in the Arctic.
Research in Puerto Rico on Corals and Global Warming
Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) are protected as a threatened species by the United States Endangered Species Act. Credit: Ramon Villaverde, Columbus Zoo
Piecing Together an Extinct Lemur, Large as a Big Baboon
An extinct face. The reconstructed skull of Hadropithecus in three-quarters view. The scale bar is 10 mm. Credit: Timothy Ryan, Penn State University
Select Group of High-School Students Learns Science, Math at Penn State and Presents Research at Public Event
Students from the 2007 SEECoS group
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