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Thursday, January 21, 2021
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Researchers collect fossils on a side of a cliff in southern Argentina

Leaf fossils show severe end-Cretaceous plant extinction in southern Argentina

The asteroid impact 66 million years ago that ushered in a mass extinction and ended the dinosaurs also killed off many of the plants that they relied on for food. Fossil leaf assemblages from Patagonia, Argentina, suggest that vegetation in South America suffered great losses but rebounded quickly.

January 4, 2021

Earth and Environment

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All-Atlantic Summit

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

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

organic soybeans, cover crop

Plant scientist gets $1 million grant to boost organic production, conservation

from left to right, nsf logo, image of 2d lattice, stacks of chemicals, crystaline structure

Center for Nanoscale Science renewed at $18 million for six years

A forest margin of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California.

Forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought

Bluebird with spotted lanternfly

Study at Penn State to examine potential for birds to eat spotted lanternfly

colored layers indicating the various chemical layers of the cell

Theoretically, two layers are better than one for solar-cell efficiency

men building framework of makerspace module

Return and get it: Making, unmaking and remaking in a West African scrapyard

Michael Mann head and shoulders

Michael Mann receives World Sustainability Award

POTD 4 1 15-Swine Facility-College of Ag Sci

Penn State researchers to study novel coronavirus potential to infect livestock

A small shop that sells water on a dirt road situated among other buildings along a dusty, unpaved road

Water borrowing: An invisible, global coping strategy for household water issues

Clouds above the earth

Grad students explore atmospheric science, community at collaborative workshop

Frost Entomological Museum insect display

Insect Biodiversity Center to promote insect conservation, healthy ecosystems

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Penn State black walnut trial turns 40, now ideal climate-change experiment

A switchgrass field in Centre County, Pa.

Advanced biofuels show promise for replacing some fossil fuels

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