Geriatric Pulsar Discovered and Found Still Kicking
The composite image on the left shows an image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in purple and an optical image from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in red, blue and white. Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State/G.Pavlov et al.; Optical: ESO/VLT/UCL/R.Mignani et al; Illustration: CXC/M. Weiss
Research Feature: Trouble in Paradise
Todd LaJeunesse peering into a tide pool.
Researchers Discover Biomarker Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers Discover Biomarker Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Molecular Machines Drive Plasmonic Nanoswitches
Gamma-Ray Fireworks Now Erupting from Rare Stellar Object
Credit: NASA/Swift/Jules Halpern (Columbia Univ.)
Scientists Find New Way to Produce Hydrogen
Castleman_Alum. clusters reacting with water
Native Lizards Evolve to Escape Attacks by Fire Ants
Fence lizards rely on camouflage to avoid being eaten. (Credit: Tracy Langkilde, Penn State)
Easy Assembly of Electronic Biological Chips
Pile of nanowires before assembly. Credit: Christine Keating, Penn State
Hair of Tasmanian Tiger Yields Genes of Extinct Species
Thylacinus in Washington D.C. National Zoo, c. 1906. Source: Photograph by E.J. Keller, from the Smithsonian Institution archives (via Wikipedia)
Modified Plants May Yield More Biofuel
Seedlings of transgenic poplar trees in John Carlson's lab. Credit: Greg Grieco, Penn State
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