BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Feb. 24 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * Fat shaming doesn't improve human health, it harms it, IU researchers find Adolescence is a period defined by rapid physical, emotional, and social change, and for many young people, it is also shaped by body image issues and weight stigma. Those experiences, researchers say, can drive chronic stress with long-term health consequences. Research from Indiana University reveals how weight-based stigma  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * From teeth to trade routes: SIU researcher traces ancient dogs' origins to reveal new clues about the Maya world By Tim Obermiller To trace connections across the ancient Maya world, archaeologists often follow objects that traveled, such as jade, obsidian, or pottery. But Chris Stantis -- assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale -- starts some  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between Walt Disney and National Geographic Society, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * National Geographic Unveils Inaugural Creator Cohort Initiative, Cultivating a New Generation of Storytellers for the Creator Era The Six-Month Social-First Initiative Brings Together Popular Creators Across Conservation, Wildlife Photography, Science and History, Including Maya Higa, Macaila Wagner, Ethan Penner, a  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Scientists' Antarctic mission to reveal ancient pathogens in penguin poo * A team of scientists have recently returned from a research trip to Antarctica where they were collecting penguin poo 'guano' from lake sediment cores. The ancient DNA from these samples will be analysed for pathogens and other microbes to better predict the likely ecological impact of changing climatic conditions and  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Three scholars to receive honorary degrees at UChicago's 2026 Convocation * The University of Chicago will award honorary degrees to three distinguished scholars on June 6 during its Convocation celebration of the Class of 2026: chemist Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, economic and legal scholar Louis Kaplow, and historian and archaeologist Greg Woolf. Shankar Balasubramanian Shankar Balasubramanian, the  more