CAMBRIDGE, England, July 5 (TNSrpt) -- BirdLife International issued the following news: * * * Close to extinction: the status of Critically Endangered species A new study co-authored by BirdLife's Chief Scientist Dr Stuart Butchart and published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity reveals the fortunes of Critically Endangered species, the threats facing them and how conservation can help. No fewer than 10,443 species of animal, plant and fungi found on Earth are so close to the brink of extincti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025: * * * Republicans and Big Labor: Wagner and Taft-Hartley By Michael Watson Wagner and Taft-Hartley The outreach to organized labor by Republicans essentially became irrelevant after the election of President Franklin Roosevelt and massive congressional majorities with a mandate to enact his "New Deal" of central planning, government spending, and regulation. Among Roosevelt's and his Big Labor more PR

LONDON, England, July 5 (TNSjou) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * New UK population-based study highlights the strengths of LGBT adolescents Findings show that LGBT adolescents report a wide range of strengths, particularly in terms of their social connections and caring attributes By George Wigmore New research has highlighted the often-overlooked strengths of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) adolescents. Previous studies on LGBT youth h more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 3 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * How to get a company's perspective when no one will talk to you * * Tyler Kingkade, national reporter, NBC News By Laura Schulte, Wisconsin Health Journalism Fellow At his Health Journalism 2025 lightning talk in May, NBC News enterprise and investigative reporter Tyler Kingkade said there's always a way to get a story, even when a company or entity won't speak wit more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 1 (TNSrep) -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * KDA Receives Veterinary Assessment Report Concerns about a shortage of rural veterinarians have been discussed across agriculture for many years. A recent assessment report produced by the Farm Journal Foundation for the Kansas Department of Agriculture has analyzed data in an effort to identify the root causes of the rural and food systems veterinarian shortage. The report includ more PR

NEW YORK, July 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 3, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Mamdani Won Because Too Many Elites Lost By Allison Schrager That a social democrat may become New York's next mayor underscores the growing economic divide among well-educated households in cities across America. Hell hath no fury like the disappointed haute bourgeoisie. A populist revolt has been brewing among the American left since the global financial  more PR

SWINDON, England, July 3 -- The Medical Research Council, a part of UK Research and Innovation, issued the following news: * * * Gut bacteria can remove PFAS 'forever chemicals' from our body Study finds that toxic PFAS could be absorbed by a gut microbe, potentially protecting us from a range of health issues associated with 'forever chemicals'. Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have been linked to a range of health issues including: * decreased fertility * developmenta more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 4 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri S&T symposium in Morocco focuses on sustainable energy for Africa By Greg Edwards Energy experts and researchers from around the world gathered in Marrakech, Morocco, this spring for Missouri S&T's 4th International Laufer Energy Symposium to discuss the future of sustainable energy and the challenges facing Africa and the globe. "Stable and affordable energy is not just a te more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 4 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Minteer awarded NSF grant to develop sustainable fuel technology By Kaitlin Brothers How can we turn carbon dioxide into fuel? Biomanufacturing might be the answer. Dr. Shelley D. Minteer, founding director of the Kummer Institute Center for Resource Sustainability and professor of chemistry; and Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and the Arzeda Co more PR

NEW YORK, July 4 (TNSjou) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Rockefeller team finds flawed data in recent study relevant to coronavirus antiviral development The COVID pandemic illustrated how urgently we need antiviral medications capable of treating coronavirus infections. To aid this effort, researchers quickly homed in on part of SARS-Cov-2's molecular structure known as the NiRAN domain--an enzyme region essential to viral replication that's common to many coronav more PR

REGINA, Saskatchewan, July 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Regina issued the following news release: * * * Scotty's rib: University of Regina PhD student examines preserved blood vessels in famous fossil A University of Regina research team made some dino-mite discoveries about how dinosaurs may have healed from injuries when they examined the preserved blood vessel structures inside a rib bone from Scotty, the famous Tyrannosaurus rex unearthed in Saskatchewan in the 1990s. Their findings we more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, July 5 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * Quantum enhancement discovery could improve medical technologies Technologies such as biomedical imaging and spectroscopy could be enhanced by a discovery in research that involved several institutions including the University of Glasgow. Scientists have found that two-photon processes, which have applications in the study of Alzheimer's Disease and other nervous system disorders, can be strengthened by q more PR

HATFIELD, England, July 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: * * * New study reveals the power of shared mealtimes for children in hospital A new study led by the University of Hertfordshire for the East of England's first specialist children's hospital has found that shared mealtimes in hospital settings can significantly improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people. The study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Resea more PR