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Penn State Behrend hosts 14th Wabtec Girls Who STEAM camp

For many local students, the future looks a lot brighter when they’re encouraged to chase their dreams— and that’s exactly ...

Bacteria form 'herds' to survive predators, offering fresh insight into Earth's carbon cycle

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that tiny photosynthetic bacteria band together into ...
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In a First, Scientists Witness the Seafloor Spread in Real Time, Giving Them a Rare Glimpse at a Mysterious Geologic Process

Across a matter of days in 2024, the seafloor in part of the Indian Ocean dropped by about 13 feet, and roughly 5.7 billion ...

'Enchanted broomstick' protein walks on two stubby legs to keep our nerve cells alive

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...