AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The American Botanical Council issued the following news release: * * * American Botanical Council Publishes 10,000th HerbClip Research Summary Unique ABC educational resource has provided clinical research updates on herbs and other natural products for more than 30 years * The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) announces that its 10,000th digital HerbClip is now available online, marking a major milestone for this longstanding educational resource. With  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * AI boosts National Weather Model flood prediction accuracy sixfold A new study developed a flood-forecasting AI that can be tuned for any country * A new machine learning tool can reduce errors in national flood prediction programing, resulting in more accurate predictions of where floods will occur. In a new study (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025AV001678), scien more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 16 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Professor Roslyn Bill selected for the inaugural cohort of the Big if True Science accelerator * Professor Roslyn Bill is the director of Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) * The Big if True Science (BiTS) accelerator aims to bridge the gap between cutting-edge lab science and multi-million-dollar collaborative projects * Professor Bill's research is focused on the brain's plumbing system and deve more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on Sept. 12, 2025, entitled "Current View of the Economy From 2025 to 2028." Here are excerpts: * * * The Congressional Budget Office periodically updates its economic forecast to reflect changes in laws that affect revenues and spending, recent economic developments, and updated demographic projections. This report explains recent changes that have affected CBO's projections and provides details abo more PR

PERTH, Australia, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Earth's history written in the stars: zircon crystals reveal galactic influence New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's crust, showing its development was shaped by the impact of meteorites during its journey through the Milky Way and not solely through internal processes as was previously widely considered. Th more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Decoding the sounds of battery formation and degradation * Before batteries lose power, fail suddenly, or burst into flames, they tend to produce faint sounds over time that provide a signature of the degradation processes going on within their structure. But until now, nobody had figured out how to interpret exactly what those sounds meant, and how to distinguish between ordinary more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 16 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Dr Andreu Casas awarded UKRI fellowship to launch London Social Media Observatory Royal Holloway is proud to announce that Dr Andreu Casas, from the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy has been awarded a prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Fellowship, which will provide more than pound sterling1.8million in funding ove more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 16 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Finding geometry in the humanities * Giambattista Vico, in his foundational treatise The New Science, argued that humans can only truly know that which we have made ourselves. Language, art, literature, religion -- these cultural elements are how humanity best understands itself. Writing in 1725, Vico refuted the scientific thinkers of the time -- Rene Descartes, foremost -- w more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Brain Shunt Surgery Trial Restores Walking and Independence in Older Adults with iNPH Placebo-controlled trial shows shunt surgery improves walking, balance and safety for older adults with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus * Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a treatable condition caused by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that leads to walking and b more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT geologists discover where energy goes during an earthquake * The ground-shaking that an earthquake generates is only a fraction of the total energy that a quake releases. A quake can also generate a flash of heat, along with a domino-like fracturing of underground rocks. But exactly how much energy goes into each of these three processes is exceedingly difficult, if not imposs more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 16 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New AI Technique Unravels Quantum Atomic Vibrations in Materials * Caltech scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based method that dramatically speeds up calculations of the quantum interactions that take place in materials. In new work, the group focuses on interactions among atomic vibrations, or phonons--interactions that govern a wide range of material properties, more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Sept. 17 -- Niagara University issued the following news: * * * Talia Harmon Publishes Article in Criminal Justice Review By Lisa McMahon Dr. Talia Harmon, chair and professor of criminology and criminal justice at Niagara University, recently published an article in Criminal Justice Review. The article, "When the Death Count Gets Higher: The Failure of Federal Courts of Appeals to Enforce Atkins v. Virginia," was co-authored by Niagara University alumni Maren Geiger more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Tool to help teachers use local climate data, engage students' emotions on topic proves to deepen conversations By Mike Krings Talking about climate change can be tough. The topic is more politicized than ever, and thinking about the long-term effects often provokes anxiety or despair. New research from the University of Kansas reveals that a simple shift -- asking students how they feel about lo more PR

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * New astronomical programme launched to find lost Neptunes A collaboration of astronomers, led by University of Warwick and University of Geneva, has launched a vast research program on Neptune-like planets to find those lost near the Neptunian Desert When looking at planetary systems, there is a region of space very close to the orbiting star known as the 'Neptunian Desert', because med more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Groundbreaking AI aims to speed lifesaving therapies Virginia Tech's new open-source tool improves on existing artificial intelligence models for biological research and could accelerate drug discovery, fight pandemics, and shed light on diseases like Alzheimer's. By Tonia Moxley To solve a problem, we have to see it clearly. Whether it's an infection by a novel virus or memory-stealing plaques formi more PR

LONDON, Canada, Sept. 16 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Western sparks research passion for first-year student Arezo Azizi pursues biomedical sciences after X-LABS high school outreach program By Colleen MacDonald Arezo Azizi's parents always wanted her to become a doctor, though the path toward medicine was uncertain during her childhood in Afghanistan. "Education was not very accessible for girls," she said. "My parents' biggest reason for deciding to move to Can more PR