Astrobiology students explore alien environment on Earth
Penn State astrobiology students examine a sulfidic cave in Italy where white biofilm grows on the walls. Credit: Kyle Rybacki
Chronic illness causes less harm when carnivores cooperate
Wolves, several of which are infected with sarcoptic mange, from Yellowstone National Park, WY. Credit: National Park Service
Rao Prize Conference on May 14, 2015 features statistics prize winners
From left to right: Sir David R. Cox, Nancy Reid, and Vijay V. Raghavan
Schreyer Scholar credited with co-discovery of new pulsar: Never-before-seen star found during NSF-funded educational outreach program
Artist’s impression of pulsar PSR J1930-1852 in orbit around a companion neutron star. Discovered by a team of high school students, including current Schreyer Scholar Cecilia McGough, this pulsar has the widest orbit ever observed around another neutron star. Image: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
New technique shows shale-drilling additives in drinking-water taps near leak
A sampling from one of the affected homes located near a reported pit leak at a Marcellus shale gas well pad. Image:Susan Brantley/Penn State
Giant gorging black holes may explain rapid growth of infant universe
Astronomers have studied 51 quasars with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and have found they may represent an unusual population of black holes that consume excessive amounts of matter. Credits: Illustration: CXC/M. Weiss, X-ray images: ASA/CXC/Penn State/B. Luo et al.
New NASA coalition to lead search for life on distant worlds includes two leaders at Penn State
Click on the image for a high-resolution image. The search for life beyond our solar system requires unprecedented cooperation across scientific disciplines. NASA's NExSS collaboration includes those who study Earth as a life-bearing planet (lower right), those researching the diversity of solar system planets (left), and those on the new frontier, discovering worlds orbiting other stars in the galaxy (upper right).Credits: NASA
Search for Advanced Civilizations Beyond Earth Finds Nothing Obvious in 100,000 Galaxies
A false-color image of the mid-infrared emission from the Great Galaxy in Andromeda, as seen by Nasa's WISE space telescope. The orange color represents emission from the heat of stars forming in the galaxy's spiral arms. The G-HAT team used images such as these to search 100,000 nearby galaxies for unusually large amounts of this mid-infrared emission that might arise from alien civilizations. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team
Brain-repair research team approaches crowd-funding goal: 15 days left to help speed research into clinical trials
Gong Chen and his research team at the Lion Shrine. Credit: Penn State
Cross-country tour raising funds and awareness for metastatic breast cancer to make stop at Penn State on April 16, 2015
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