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Earth and Environment

Earth and Environment

Penn State shield: A general image used to accompany some pieces of content on Penn State News.

Plant pathologist at Penn State to aid NASA study on pathogen dispersal

Miocene monkeys

Oldest monkey fossils outside of Africa found

Alisha Wellington

Undergraduate students conduct climate research with Penn State scientists

riparian tree planting

Harvesting vegetation on riparian buffers barely reduces water-quality benefits

Deception of asteroid impact event

Fossil carbon burned by asteroid impact contributed to dinosaur extinction

collage of map, dna test, brain and lab

Bacteria virus combo may be cause of neonatal brain infections in Uganda

Close up of coral with polyps showing

Coral’s resilience to warming may depend on iron

researchers examine their sea-water electrolyzer

Generating renewable hydrogen fuel from the sea

$a fracking rig construction site in Pennsylvania overlaid with images of documents$

Fracking bill analysis reveals how states may influence each other's policies

DJ McNeil with a katydid

Researchers hear more crickets and katydids 'singing in the suburbs'

two dolphin playing in the ocean

Increasing stability decreases ocean productivity, reduces carbon burial

cornfield

Team wins grant to develop nitrogen fertilizer decision tool for organic farmers

white house with blue trim surrounded by flood water

Simpler models may be better for determining some climate risk

All-Atlantic Summit

All-Atlantic Summit to focus on inclusive ocean economies in Atlantic region

Sustainability Symposium website screenshot

Arts and Architecture to host virtual Sustainability Symposium Oct. 19–21

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