MADISON, Wisconsin, May 10 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Camp Randall commencement: Sports stars. Happy tears. And so much joy. Previous photo Previous Next Next photo It made perfect sense Saturday that Jason Gay, one of the most celebrated sports columnists in the country, would be a little starstruck in the presence of one of the winningest women's hockey teams in NCAA history. Gay, the keynote speaker for UW-Madison's Spring 2025 Commen more PR

OLD ELVET, England, May 11 -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * 500-million-year-old ancient fossil mystery solved by scientists The fossil, Shishania aculeata, was originally thought to be an early mollusc, a group that includes snails and clams. But new research shows that it is actually a sponge-like animal known as a chancelloriid. This finding, published in the journal Science, changes our understanding of how some of the earliest animals evolved. Not a snail, but a sp more PR

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 11 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on May 9, 2025, by Governor Michael S. Barr at the Reykjavik Economic Conference 2025, Central Bank of Iceland: * * * Artificial Intelligence and the Labor Market: A Scenario-Based Approach Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today./1 In my remarks, I would like to address a key question facing economists, policymakers, and people all over the world: How will artificial intelligence, particularly generativ more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 10 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Satellites observe glacier committing "ice piracy" A glacier in Antarctica is committing "ice piracy" - stealing ice from a neighbour - in a phenomenon that has never been observed in such a short time frame, say scientists. This activity was previously believed to take place over hundreds or even thousands of years, but high-resolution satellite observations have revealed that one huge g more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, May 10 -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: * * * Gene-editing in spiders for the first time The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to spiders. Following the genetic modification, the spiders produced red fluorescent silk. The findings of the study have been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. What for? Spider silk is one of the most fascin more PR

EXETER, England, May 11 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Wasp mums use remarkable memory when feeding offspring Wasp mothers have stunning brainpower when it comes to feeding their young, new research shows. Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to provide more. The study reveals that mother wasps can remember the locations of up to nine separate nests at once, rarely making mistakes despite the fact n more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, May 11 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals severe post-Brexit reduction in lending to SMEs in rural areas There was a significant post-Brexit reduction in lending to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in rural and peripheral areas, a new study has revealed. The research, conducted by experts at Bangor University and University of Liverpool, also revealed a significant 4.8% annual lending contraction to SMEs in the U more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, May 11 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Heat and land use: Bees suffer in particular In a new study, researchers at the University of Wurzburg are investigating the interaction of major global change drivers on insects. The number and diversity of insects is declining worldwide. Some studies suggest that their biomass has almost halved since the 1970s. Among the main reasons for this are habitat loss - for example through agriculture o more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 11 -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: * * * VUB research highlights refugees' resilience despite systemic challenges In public debates about refugee resettlement, a crucial perspective is often overlooked: the experiences of the refugees themselves. Dr. Hanna E. Schneider (Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) - VUB) critically explores the complexities of refugee resettlement, examining refu more PR