COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 26 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: The world around us is constantly changing. And with it, so too do the sights we encounter at any given moment. Yet we instantly adapt to the differences. How do we keep up? How do our brains navigate our continuously changing sensory environment? New Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Assistant Professor David Klindt aims to answer this question using the power of machine learning. The hope  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Today, the EPA unveiled its long-awaited power plant emissions rules. As expected, existing gas-fired plants are excluded, and the proposal relies heavily on so-called carbon capture technologies that have so far been a dramatic and expensive failure. Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter issued the following statement in response: "For years, the dirty energy industry ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Latest spill comes amidst mounting calls for state and federal action on Iowa's agricultural water pollution crisis, linked to high cancer rates * * * On Wednesday, Iowa DNR reported that they were investigating a truck spill in the City of Burlington which released up to 700 gallons of ammonium phosphate on Monday, contaminating Hawkeye Creek, a tributary of the Mississippi Rive  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 26 -- The American Geosciences Institute issued the following news release: The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is thrilled to announce that U.S.-based members of AGI Member Societies will continue to be able to access free training in geoscience communication into next year, thanks to generous support from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Foundation and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Endorsed globally by prestigious geoscience organi  more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 26 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: When storms, hurricanes and tsunamis strike, the coastline offers essential protection for shoreside communities and critical infrastructure against tidal surge and flooding. Coastal disasters can destroy buildings and roads, shut down businesses and schools, cost cities and nations billions of dollars, and potentially lead to injuries or deaths. As global water temperatures  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * Adapting sugar metabolism starts in the brain * * * What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few minutes. Stimulated by the activation of a group of nerve cells in the brain, the mitochondria of the   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release: As the world grapples with the sobering announcement of the fourth recorded global coral bleaching event, a new National Geographic Pristine Seas documentary "Super Reefs" sheds light on the power of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to safeguard biodiversity and encourage coral reef recovery after the impacts of devastating and ever-more-frequent warming events. Directed and produced by Pristine Seas -- Nat  more

LONDON, England, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Royal Society of Chemistry issued the following news: The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the first projects funded by our new Sustainable Laboratories Grants, which are designed to help improve the environmental footprint of chemistry research. The grants, a new scheme developed and shaped with input from members of the RSC's Science Subject Community Councils, will support initiatives that make research more sustainable. The projects selec  more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 25 -- The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea issued the following news: In the Northern Hemisphere, do dolphins swim in anticlockwise or counterclockwise circles? Will you be a theme session convener or a convenor at the ASC? Are there more than or over 6000 scientists in ICES network? In the ever-changing currents of communication, clarity and consistency are essential. An updated ICES Style Guide and Word List has just been published and serves as  more