WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSjou) -- Researchers at Clarkson University reported a breakthrough in destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as forever chemicals, which present environmental and public health concerns across the associate professor Yang Yang and a team in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering led the study to develop a method for breaking down these substances in contaminated water. The research appeared in the journal Nature Communications under the title   more

WURZBURG, Germany, May 1 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * How oak trees outwit their predators * Spring in the forest: Many insects, particularly caterpillars, hatch just when the trees' nutrient-rich leaves are still young and soft. This means they find a table laden with food and can start eating straight away. If oak trees are heavily infested by caterpillars in a given year, they react to this the following spring: they delay their leaf emergence b  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 1 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: April 2026 * Fast Company published an April 7 article on the OurStory small houses being built in Omaha's Benson neighborhood. The article was among 40-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs during the month. The OurStory project is a collaboration among the College of Architecture's FACT Studio, Partners for Livable Oma  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 2 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Forest Loss Is Reshaping Clouds in the Amazon Satellite observations reveal enhanced low-level, reflective clouds over deforested regions of the rainforest. A new study drawing on 20 years of satellite data over the Amazon Basin finds that the widespread clearing of large swaths of rainforest over the last two decades, particularly along the "arc of deforestation" o  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 1 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * The Class of 2026: Student researchers create knowledge, communicate purpose * WashU researcher Douglas Chalker almost never misses the Undergraduate Research Symposium. After 25 years of teaching and mentoring hundreds of students, he knows it's important to show support. But a different reason pulls Chalker back each semester. "There is no better place to experience the breadth of the schola  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 1 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Many genes have been linked to autism - but a new study suggests it may be their path to the brain that matters While scientists have identified hundreds of different genes that are associated with autism, a new Yale-led study suggests that the specific genes may be less important than the pathway they take to the brain. By Karen Guzman In recent years scientists have identified hundreds of differen  more