Swift telescope captures brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
rings of red particles radiate outward from bright yellow center

The brightest gamma ray burst ever recorded was observed by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, whose mission center is at Penn State.

New hybrid structures could pave the way to more stable quantum computers
graphs with lines above and diagrams of superconductivity types below

A new way to explore topological superconductivity.

Click Chemistry: The Nobel Prize Winner Being Used in the Penn State Department of Chemistry
click chemistry
Cancer drug could potentially be used against malaria
A female Anopheles albimanus mosquito feeding on a human host and engorged with blood. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public domain image.

A team including Penn State scientists explores how a cancer drug could protect from, cure, and prevent transmission of malaria.

Wolf coat color reflects immunity to canine distemper virus, new study finds
gray and black wolves in snow. credit: luemen rutkowski, unsplash

A new Penn State study reveals that wolf coat color reflects immunity to canine distemper virus (CDV).

The Hobby-Eberly Telescope reaches 25th anniversary milestone
The Hobby-Eberly Telescope — one of the world’s largest optical telescopes and a premier planet-finding facility, conceived by Penn State astronomers. Credit: Penn State
Eating fire ants could prepare lizards for future fire ant attack
Eastern fence lizard with ant in mouth.
Rabbit virus has evolved to become more deadly, new research finds
several rabbits outdoors. credit: CSIRO
Some everyday materials have memories, and now they can be erased
dish of mayonnaise melds into graph of particle distribution
Birdsong reveals rare hybrid coupling 10 million years in the making
hybrid warbler sings in a tree Credit: Stephen Gosser

Penn State biologists uncovered the mystery of an extremely rare hybrid bird, the offspring of a rose-breasted grosbeak and scarlet tanager.

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