A major genomic study of cacao trees revealed that structural variants, though mostly detrimental, play…
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Penn State University, officially known as The Pennsylvania State University, is a major public research institution with a flagship campus in University Park, Pennsylvania. Renowned for its wide-ranging research initiatives, Penn State is a leader in fields such as materials science, energy and environmental studies, agricultural sciences, and health research. Its strong network of research centers and partnerships with government and industry contribute to groundbreaking discoveries with real-world impact. This page features the latest scientific findings, innovations, and academic advancements emerging from Penn State’s diverse and dynamic research community.
COVID-19 risks may shift from older adults to younger children as the SARS-CoV-2 virus becomes…
NEID, a powerful new spectrometer, is now operational at Kitt Peak, aiming to find small,…
Deposit contains exceptionally preserved fossils of soft-bodied, juvenile organisms from the Cambrian period. All life…
Scientists have confirmed that century-old “yellow cells” in marine animals are photosynthetic algae, reviving Geddes’s…
Penn State scientists tracked community recovery after COVID-19 lockdown using fiber-optic sensors, finding vehicle and…
Genetics of Coral-Algal Partnerships May Have Conservation Implications The microscopic algae that live inside and…
A new heated battery design could make fast, efficient, and safe flying cars possible, with…
A new formula allows space and time to be treated equally and enables discoveries like…
Statistical model may help unravel the mystery of apparently single-planet systems and aid exoplanet-seeking missions.…
Three Venetian songbooks thought to be from the 1600s were revealed as 20th-century forgeries. In…
How Are Solar Systems Born? Many of us remember those school-room models of our Solar…
Gold-based electrodes boost semitransparent perovskite cells to record efficiency. Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has…
AI-driven mapping of dark matter in the local universe reveals hidden cosmic filaments linking galaxies in…
The structural revelation could have implications as a therapeutic target in all SARS-CoV-2 variants. A…
Dark energy, the force accelerating the universe’s expansion, remains largely unexplained decades after its discovery.…
New soft, responsive metamaterial holds potential for wide variety of societal benefits. Engineered, autonomous machines…
Two evolutionary forces—genetic drift and balancing selection—explain why Pennsylvania’s spotted salamanders lay white or clear…