DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: * * * Pointless work tasks driving employees to switch off and burn out, new research finds Unfair or pointless work tasks are driving more employees to mentally check out, turning to the internet to cope with stress, sleepless nights, and next-day burnout, new research shows. The study, led by Hainan University in collaboration with Charles Darwin University (CDU), explored how so-called "illegitimat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Freedom Letters Receives 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award * The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today awarded Freedom Letters, a Russian and Ukrainian language publisher, the 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award. The award recognizes a publisher outside of the United States who has demonstrated courage and fortitude in defending freedom o more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * New study challenges claim polygyny drives men to civil war A new study on polygyny, published in the journal PNAS (3 October 2025), challenges a long-held assumption across both academia and the popular press that when some men can marry multiple wives, large numbers of other men are excluded from the marriage market. The assumption is that more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * New injectable gel shows promise as voice loss treatment McGill team develops hydrogel that outlasted current treatments in a preclinical study, a step toward reducing the need for repeat procedures * McGill University researchers have engineered a new hydrogel that shows early promise as a treatment for people with vocal cord injuries. Voice loss is often permanent when scarring forms on the v more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Chinese Lantern' Structure Shifts Into More Than a Dozen Shapes for Various Applications Researchers have created a polymer "Chinese lantern" that can snap into more than a dozen curved, three-dimensional shapes by compressing or twisting the original structure. This rapid shape-shifting behavior can be controlled remotely using a magnetic field, allowing the structure to be  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senate passes key Kennedy priorities in annual defense authorization bill * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) applauded the U.S. Senate's vote to approve the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, which includes three major Kennedy-led initiatives and other Louisiana priorities. "This critical defense authorization bill helps ensure America's military stay more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Research gives insight into the effect of neurodegenerative diseases on speech rhythm By Rick Hellman Speech rhythm, a key attribute of natural languages that directly influences the effectiveness and efficiency of communication, is often compromised in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Trying to speak more slowly than normal appears to be an eff more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 10 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New model helps supermarkets keep shelves stocked during crises - and go greener Supermarket shoppers across the UK are all too familiar with empty shelves when disruption strikes. Whether it was the panic buying of COVID-19, floods affecting deliveries or strikes in distribution centres, the fragility of supply chains has affected most of us in recent years. In response to this, a team of  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Rare Jurassic 'Sword Dragon' prehistoric reptile discovered in the UK A near-complete skeleton found on UK's Jurassic Coast has been identified as a new and rare species of ichthyosaur - a type of prehistoric marine reptile that once ruled the ancient oceans. The dolphin-sized ichthyosaur called Xiphodracon goldencapensis, or the "Sword Dragon of Dorset" is the only known example of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 10 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * The US-China 'tech war' - new research highlights tensions between the two superpowers A new study from history and political academics, examining the ongoing technology rivalry between the United States and China, tells the story of the 'tech war' so far, how and why it developed, and the impact and consequences to date. The findings of the project by Dr Maria Ryan, Associate Professor in A more PR