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
Tethered Molecules Act as Light-Driven Reversible Nanoswitches
Illustration of the light-activated switch made by the Paul Weiss lab at Penn State.
Scientists Discover That Protons Partner with Neutrons More Often Than with Other Protons
Theoretical work by Penn State Professor of Physics Mark Strikman predicted that fast-moving protons would have a surprisingly high tendency to form pairs with fast-moving neutrons. Credit: Joanna Griffin, U. S. Department of Energy, Jefferson Lab, courtesy of Penn State
World's Smallest Snake Found in Barbados
The snake named Leptotyphlops carlae, as thin as a spaghetti noodle, is resting on a U. S. quarter. Credit: Blair Hedges, Penn State
Eight-Day Undersea Mission Begins Experiment to Improve Coral Reef Restoration
Scientists are conducting an experiment to determine why some species of coral survive transplanting after a disturbance, such as a storm, while other species die.
Study Finds New Properties in "Non-Magnetic Materials"
Figure A ("non-magnetic" material): The "non-magnetic" crystal structure of strontium titanate, SrTiO 3 , is composed of strontium (blue balls), titanium (red balls), and oxygen (yellow balls). Credit: Sava Denev, Penn State
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