An algorithm has been designed to help generate more revenue for builders and more renewable energy for customers

In adapting to an environment, organisms theoretically have a variety of ways they can change to become more in tune with their surroundings

Researchers looked at how sleep affected hydration status and risk of dehydration in US and Chinese adults

A sudden increase in heat led to changes in the structure of the rice plant's RNA, which was linked to a loss in the number of its messenger RNAs

Freshwater mussels can be used as chemical recorders of fracking pollutants in waterways

New study results validate the concept of gum as an effective delivery system for at least some vitamins

Global sustainability is important now more than ever due to increasing urban populations and the resulting stress it can have on natural resources

A self-healing membrane that acts as a reverse filter, blocking small particles and letting large ones through, is the "straight out of science fiction" work of a team of Penn State mechanical engineers

Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which could improve the regulation of glucose in the liver

There may be more habitable planets in the universe than we previously thought, according to Penn State geoscientists

There may be some truth to the saying “getting up on the wrong side of the bed,” according to Penn State researchers 

While current training for food safety and sanitation usually incorporates high-technology presentations, there is still a need for low-tech approaches

The finding could help scientists design strategies to prevent the spread of viral pathogens among these important pollinators

How do you put a 13-ton hat on a giant statue? That's what a team of researchers is trying to figure out with their study of Easter Island statues

In the search for ways to harvest small amounts of energy to run electronic devices or sensors, researchers typically add hard ceramic nanoparticles to a flexible polymer support