Microplastics have been detected in human brains, the bellies of sea turtles and the roots of plants. Now, new research led ...

A healthy oral microbiome, a community of microorganisms live in the mouth, plays an important role in aiding in the ...

The research team tested the activity of over 2,600 different RNA sequences predicted to belong to a class of RNA enzymes ...

A team led by Sarah Pfaff, postdoctoral scholar in biology, developed a method to isolate plant cells and reprogram them into other cell types, similar to the way stem cells differentiate into ...

Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust within which planets are born, known as protoplanetary disks. In the Orion Nebula, the brightest and most massive stars emit intense ultraviolet ...

“The Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase is a fantastic opportunity for graduate and undergraduate biologists and ecologists to come together and share their research and practice ...

David Radice, associate professor of physics and of astronomy and astrophysics, has been selected to receive a Sustainment Award from NASA, which provides support for the sustainable development of ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Oct. 29, MIT astrophysicist and planetary scientist Sara Seager presented the joint Science Achievement Graduate Fellows-Russell Marker Lecture in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ...

A newly discovered protein naturally houses an unusual binding site that can differentiate between rare earth elements, and researchers at Penn State have made it even better. Rare earth elements are ...

All lectures will be held at the Mathematics Department (114 McAllister Building) at the Penn State University Park campus. This workshop first met at Penn State University in the spring of 1991. It ...