The story introduces a simulated gravitationless environment—a concept that, while seemingly futuristic, has roots in ...

NASA sees two paths for saving its beleaguered plan to retrieve materials from the Red Planet but won’t choose between them ...

RNA is the molecule that reads the genetic information stored in DNA. It's critical for the proper functioning of cells, and in a new study published in Nature Communications, University of California ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a study published in ...

Evolutionary biologists are investigating the extent to which ants learn from past experiences. After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from ...

Educators are often asked “how do you know that your teaching is working?” One of my favorite stories involves a teacher who ...

Sticks found in a cave that date back 12,000 years and other archaeological evidence show how humans have long viewed the ...

Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences, received the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony on Jan. 3. He represented Penn State as one of 23 individuals and two ...

Many people often forget, CES isn’t just about bigger screens or faster chips – it is about creative problem-solving and ...

The fleeting cosmic firework likely originated within the turbulent magnetosphere surrounding a distant neutron star. Fast ...