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How cooperation and sustained research lead to a discovery 34 years in the making

Akshay Venkatesh, an Australian mathematician and Robert & Luisa Fernholz Professor in the School of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study, will be the featured speaker for the 2025 edition of the Richard E. Phillips Lecture Series.

The discovery of a suprising way plants regulate their growth could better equip crops to handle environmental stress.

Wiggling atoms in new quantum materials could lead to more efficient electronics that are smaller and faster.

The earliest images of 3I/ATLAS, newly uncovered by Michigan State University, reveal how the interstellar object evolved.

A College of Natural Science discovery that's saved millions becomes a Golden Goose

Spartan Matt Stoffregen has been honored with a Frontiers of Science Award from the International Congress for Basic Science.

Researchers are looking at how plants and algae can protect themselves from attacks from within

New research reveals photorespiration is essential for producing a crucial nutrient for preventing birth defects.

The discovery of how plants move life’s building blocks has unlocked new potential for developing nutrient-rich crops and ensuring food security.

Evolutionary biologist Chan Kinn Onn joins MSU's College of Natural Science and the MSU Museum to head the facility's vertebrate collection.

With cases on the rise, researchers aim to develop a powerful “one-two punch” vaccine strategy against the disease.

The gut has a brain of its own. MSU scientists are studying how its cells communicate, aiming to unlock therapies for conditions like IBS and IBD. 

Brandizzi is a prolific researcher within the plant science community and the next PRL director

Inbreeding is hurting Michigan’s only rattlesnake. A long-term study shows how. 

The mint family of plants is hiding super-sized secrets with big applications.

Learning from nature's packaging experts could lead to anti-virals, gene therapy, and the next generation of RNA-based therapeutics.

How the development of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model organism led to innovation in the plant sciences, agriculture and human health

Undergraduate students are brought to MSU to research and study plants and photosynthetic microbes

Barrick re-joins the MSU community to continue a landmark experiment and expand his research on honeybee microbiomes.

A 32-year study of over 4.3 million butterfly observations across the Midwest reveals widespread declines in butterfly populations.

Spartan scientists are using the range to test something other than weapons: innovative strategies to save threatened species.

Researchers have been awarded a $3M grant to study new treatments for patients who have head and neck cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV.

A newly discovered pathway in a plant process could help farmers grow more successful crops, particularly in places where harsh, high light stresses plants.

Knowing how some corals pass along thermal tolerance can help build healthier coral reefs and protect their future.

What this drilling expansion could mean for arctic wildlife, Indigenous communities and the environment.   

MSU researchers have made a discovery that could reshape how we target pathogens like staph infections.

Astronomers at Michigan State University turned their telescopes to capture data on the new celestial sighting.    

Sharkey’s prolific career in the plant sciences spans continents and scientific topics, touching on the lives of many researchers who continue to work in the field today

With a revamped facility space and new instruments, Spartan researchers take on the world's biggest challenges

McCusker is recognized for his cost-effective, environmentally friendly and scalable chemistry

New research reveals how microbial communities survive in extreme environments and what that might mean for finding life on Mars.

Scientists may be underestimating how plants will respond to rising global temperatures when they study hot summers but not warming winters, Michigan State University ecologists found. 

Spartan researchers are exploring the unknown, solving urgent problems and advancing knowledge that changes lives.