In Nepal  how farmers perceive climate-related risks often leads them to double down on agriculture instead of exploring other livelihoods.

“We Are!” feature, recognizes Elizabeth Andrews as a Penn Stater who has gone above and beyond what’s asked of her in her work at the University.

Algal blooms can upset delicate balances of marine and plant life in environments like the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where researchers from Penn State examined nitrate and phosphate near a wastewater treatment facility in Marathon. 

Bridget Reheard, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, native, has been named the student marshal for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ summer 2025 commencement ceremony

EarthTalks fall 2025 series, “Critical Minerals — A National Economic and Security Imperative,” will highlight the need for a reliable supply chain of critical minerals and the ongoing research to locate these resources.

Geoscientist Erin DiMaggio details team's discovery that early Homo and Australopithecus co-existed

“The story of North American mastodons has been surprisingly full of twists and turns,” said Wigda, who also directs Penn State’s Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery. 

Maureen Feineman, associate research professor of geosciences at Penn State, will give a public talk, “A Critical Legacy: Rare Earth Elements in Waste Products from Historical Mining and Smelting in PA,”.