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A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the stage for the development of more advanced AI systems to explore extreme environments or distant worlds, according to new research from an interdisciplinary team at Penn State.

A patch of ocean in the North Atlantic is stubbornly cooling while much of the planet warms. This anomaly — dubbed the "cold blob" — has been linked to changes in ocean circulation, but a new study found changes in large-scale atmospheric patterns may play an equally important role, according to an international research team led by Penn State.

In October 2022, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, whose mission operations center is located at Penn State, detected the brightest gamma-ray burst ever recorded. Now, follow-up studies have described this extraordinary cosmic explosion.

A new study of the conditions that led to the dramatic collapse of the Larsen B ice shelf may reveal warning signs to watch for future Antarctic ice shelf retreat, according to a Penn State-led team of scientists.

Mutations to mitochondrial DNA in aging rhesus monkey egg cells accumulate over time but plateau at a certain age, indicating there may be a protective mechanism that keeps the mutation rate lower than in non-reproductive cells.