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Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration
Researchers, staff work with Pittsburgh municipalities to predict geohazards
New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River
Earth beneath ice sheet key to predicting sea level rise from warming climate
12 Penn State faculty receive U.S. Fulbright Scholar Awards for 2024-25 year
Penn State professor Susan Brantley named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow
Penn State delegation will head to Azerbaijan for UN's annual climate meeting