MADISON, Wisconsin, July 15 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release: * * * Dangerous Smoke Blanketing Wisconsin Should be a Wakeup Call for Policymakers Wisconsin is experiencing some of the most dangerous air quality in the country as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets our region. During a time of the year when Wisconsinites relish being outdoors, people across the state are being warned to stay inside. "We cannot accept this as our new normal in Wisconsin," says Clean Wisc  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Duke Energy invests $789,000 in Florida's colleges and universities to build next generation workforce * Strategic partnerships with colleges and universities help strengthen the utility workforce pipeline * A total of 23 organizations received grants awards designed to foster learning * Over the past nine years, Duke Energy and its Foundation have invested nearly $5.5 million in Flor  more

PASADENA, California, July 14 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * LIGO Detects Most Massive Black Hole Merger to Date * The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has detected the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed with gravitational waves using the US National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded LIGO observatories. The powerful merger produced a final black hole approximately 225 times the mass of our Sun. The signal, designated GW231123, w  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, July 15 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Rubin Observatory Releases First Images, as The Villanova One Sky Center for Astrophysics Begins Celestial Partnership If the first few frames are any indicator of a blockbuster movie, hold the 2035 Best Picture Oscar for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and its ambitious new 10-year project. On June 23, 2025, scientists at the state-of-the-art facility in the mountains of north-central Chile gave   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Researchers Help Solve Uranus Heat Mystery Discovery is Unlocking Planetary Mysteries to Advance Space Exploration and Earth Science Key Takeaways * A new study reveals Uranus emits more heat than it receives from the Sun, indicating it retains internal heat from its formation. * This discovery resolves a long-standing scientific debate and could significantly aid NASA's planned mission to Ura  more