Wild Ones Offers Five $250 Native Plant Grants
The South Central Pennsylvania chapter is funding native plant purchases for gardens across eleven counties.
Live Poll
Do you plan to landscape your yard with native plants this spring?
Pennsylvania Science News
For readers in Pennsylvania, this page covers research findings, academic initiatives, laboratory developments and technological advancements. Coverage focuses on the work performed at statewide institutions and its real-world impact.
Environmental
Deer Fencing Aids Forest Regrowth in Sparse Plots
A seven-year Pennsylvania study found fencing helped most where seedlings were scarce, while liming raised soil pH in acidified forests.
Botany
Penn State Licenses CRISPR Cacao to AgroNetica
Researchers developed a gene-edited cacao variety designed to resist damaging black pod disease.
Life Sciences
Live Poll
Do you believe new virus imaging technologies will significantly improve our ability to prevent future outbreaks?
Penn State Researchers Film Zika RNA in Cells
A new fluorescent tagging technique allows scientists to watch viral RNA move through host cells in real time.
Geology
Penn State Researchers Model Liberty Bell Acoustics
Engineers used a replica to determine the historic bell's vibrational frequencies and acoustic properties.
Geography
Live Poll
Should abandoned industrial mine sites be utilized as managed water reservoirs for your community?
USGS Mapped Water Storage in Abandoned Pennsylvania Mines
Researchers estimated that historic coal mine pools hold up to 220 billion gallons of water across 120 square miles.
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Regular subjects here include published research, institutional grants, scientific instruments and discoveries that change existing knowledge. Reporting reaches from the capital to the rural counties, covering the labs and field sites found throughout the state. Research often requires interdisciplinary collaboration between universities and private partners, which brings a unique layer to the funding process. The translation of academic theory into commercial or public use remains the most frequent theme in the reporting.