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Thats all coming up. New polling engaging americans top concerns. Taxes, the environment and immigration were at the top when asked which issues the government should address in 2018. Topping the list is health care. 48 of americans said health care is the top domestic issue. This is up 5 from 2017 and 17 from 2016. At 31 , concerns about taxes also increased by 17 . Resp respondents were asked about President Trumps performance. Less than half said he fulfilled Campaign Promises and democrats s...

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving…

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving…

Meet the fantastically colorful and astonishingly adaptable sea slugs that found a way to photosynthesize (or create energy from sunlight) like plants. Diving deep into these often overlooked creatures, invertebrate zoologist Michael Middlebrooks introduces the solar-powered slugs that lost their shells -- but gained the ability to directly harness the power of the sun.

A U. of Tampa professor talks about his research on seagrass in Tampa Bay and Arts4AllFlorida talks about artists with disabilities.

Penn State welcomed the TEDxPSU Endeavor event at 1 p.m. Sunday in Schwab Auditorium with a diverse group of speakers from the Penn State community.

Studying Sea Slugs When you hear the word “sea slug,” you might start regurgitating whatever you ate for lunch. But it turns out, sea slugs are way cuter and cooler than you might think. Photosynthetic sea slugs, like this Felimare, teach us about ecology. Photo courtesy of Michael Middlebrooks Just ask Michael Middlebrooks, assistant professor of biology, who published five papers on sea slugs in 2019 and 2020. He mostly studies one particular species called Elysia crispata or lettuce se...