LONDON, England, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial expertise contributes to landmark global plastics report By Sigourney Luz An Imperial academic has helped shape a major new global assessment of plastic pollution and its solutions. It shows how packaging pollution, the largest and most visible source of plastic waste, could be virtually eliminated as part of a bold and ambitious vision for the world by 2040. The report, Breaking the Plas more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * AI has not reduced demand for creativity skills, new analysis finds AI is redefining rather than replacing the need for creativity, new research published by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), has found. Creative clusters The new research was carried out for Creative PEC, which is led by Newcastle University and The Royal Society of Arts. The analysis of ove more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Qualified Early Childhood Teachers Are More Common in Socioeconomically Advantaged Areas The Urban Policy Council's first report examines educational segregation in the Helsinki capital region and raises critical questions for municipalities. According to the report, daycare centers in more advantaged areas employ, on average, a higher proportion of qualified teachers. The Urban Policy C more PR

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSrpt) -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * 2025 Chesapeake Bay dead zone near long-term average The annual Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Report Card shows unusually persistent hypoxia in July. By John Wallace The Chesapeake Bay experienced hypoxia close to the long-term average in overall size and duration this year, according to the annual Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Report Card produced by William & Mary' more PR