BREMERHAVEN, Germany, April 7 -- The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research issued the following news release: * * * How did Earth's most powerful ocean current form? Surprising findings on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in its infancy * It transports far more than 100 times as much water as all of the Earth's rivers combined: The Antarctic Circumpolar Current rushes around the southern continent unhindered by land masses and is therefore a fundamental co  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 6 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson scientists help advance effort to restore the American chestnut * College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Scientists at Clemson University are part of a multi-institution effort using advanced genomic tools to accelerate restoration of the American chestnut. This once-dominant tree largely disappeared from Eastern U.S. forests more than a century ago. Researchers from Clemson, Vir  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Study: How Unsupervised Screen Time Harms Vulnerable Preschoolers Study Snapshot: Strong evidence ties early language difficulties to later adjustment challenges. Can environmental factors make these problems worse? In a new study, FAU researchers, in collaboration with Aarhus University in Denmark, find that unsupervised or "solo" s  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Four Penn State faculty members elected AAAS Fellows * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Four Penn State faculty members in the biological sciences, engineering and statistics have been elected to the latest cohort of fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. This year, AAAS recognize  more

ITHACA, New York, April 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Global EV transition hinges on policy adoption, cost reductions By Chris Dawson, Cornell Duffield College of Engineering A new study finds that the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) could significantly reduce energy use and carbon emissions, but only if governments act aggressively to lower costs and align policies across regions. Published in the March edition of the journal Resources, Environment and S  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: EPA Takes Bold, Historic MAHA Action on Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals, and Potential Hidden Contaminants * WASHINGTON - On Thursday, April 2, 2026, alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced landmark, coordinated actions to address microplastics contam  more

MENLO PARK, California, April 6 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Light-controlled beta blockers show promise for new and improved medicines * Key takeaways: * Beta blockers bind to protein receptors that are key to fight-or-flight responses, leading to effects such as lowered heart rate and blood pressure. * Using X-ray free-electron lasers at SLAC and in Switzerland, an international team of researchers investigated a beta blocker mo  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 7 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * First close pair of supermassive black holes detected? At the center of the galaxy Markarian 501, there appears to be not just one supermassive black hole, but two. Radio observations over several years suggest that the duo could merge in as short as 100 years. To the point * An international research team led by Silke Britzen from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) has imaged two large par  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 7 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following Q&A on April 6, 2026, by Lauren Gerlach and Matt Davis with Kristine Ajrouch, research professor in the Institute for Social Research: * * * Convoys of Caregiving: Arab American Families Living with Dementia An Interview with Kristine Ajrouch, PhD In this episode, Matt & Lauren speak with Kristine Ajrouch, PhD - a new member of our CAPRA leadership team. Kristine  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 6 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * More than a pretty picture, star-shaped nanomaterial changes energy storage * Black-and-white electron microscope image of six-armed, star-like particles. A scanning electron microscope image reveals particles of vanadyl hydroxide (VOOH) shaped like stars. The team of Luis De Jesus Baez found that these particles behaved more like a pseudocapacitor than a battery.  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Much of humanity may face hot-dry extremes five times more often by end-century The increase may hit nearly 30% of the global population with extreme events more dangerous than heat or drought alone, especially in low-income tropical nations * In their current state, climate policies around the world could leave a significant chunk of the global population exposed to simultaneous extreme heat and   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 6 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * New research points to future of post-cancer care: Weight loss via automation * The AMPLIFY Diet intervention helps older survivors of obesity-related cancers achieve meaningful weight loss and improvements in key health outcomes without in-person visits, coaching calls or live counseling. A fully automated, web-based weight-loss program developed by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingh  more

DEKALB, Illinois, April 7 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Huskie Trek Talks to honor bold ideas for a third year At NIU, ideas don't sit idle. They spark bold conversations, partnerships, programs and tools that change lives. On April 18, 2026, ideas will take center stage at the Third Annual Huskie Trek Talks: Ideas in Motion, spotlighting the newest voices in campus innovation while directly fueling the next wave of research and impact through philanthropic   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSrpt) -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on April 6, 2026, by senior fellow Gary Clyde Hufbauer: * * * Did NAFTA really kill workers? The sensational title of a recent Working Paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) did kill workers: Trading Goods for Lives: NAFTA's Mortality Impacts and Implications. The authors compared mortality  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Setting standards of care for brain injuries in first responders * Management of sports-related concussions has come a long way in the past 25 years: Once considered a minor problem involving minimal time out of the game, a severe knock to the head is now assessed as a potential traumatic brain injury and, if confirmed, requires a structured recovery and an average wait of 13 days before play resumes. Many of  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, April 6 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * SSRC researchers at MSU study shifts in cancer mortality * In 1991, the U.S. experienced a significant shift in cancer death rates, as for the first time, deaths began a steady decline that continues to the present day. Researchers at Mississippi State's Social Science Research Center, in partnership with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, examined this decline to identify where and wh  more

FARMINGTON, Maine, April 7 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF announces Dr. Dora Anne Mills, a leader in the world of public health, as Commencement Speaker for the Class of 2026 By April Mulherin The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce that Dr. Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, a leader with rural roots and national reach in the world of public health and community well-being, will be the Commencement speaker for the graduating cla  more