MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 28 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * 443-million-year-old fossils reveal early vertebrate eyes * Scientists analysing 443-million-year-old Scottish fossils have uncovered the early evidence that some of the first groups of vertebrates possessed surprisingly advanced eyes and traces of bone, reshaping our understanding of how the vertebrate body first evolved. The study, led by The University of Manchester, offers a rare glimp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * The Senseless Return of 'Change Through Trade' The US and other free societies need to relearn that freewheeling economic engagement with unfree systems risks security and prosperity. By Christopher Walker For much of the post-Cold War period, Western governments operated on a simple belief: trade would change authoritarian systems from the inside. Known in German as Wand more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 28 -- California State University's San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * CSU selects engineering professor for outstanding faculty award Chunting Chris Mi is internationally recognized for his work advancing EV technology. Locally, he's known for helping businesses cut their utility bills. By Jeff Ristine It's testimony to the importance of the research going on in Chunting Chris Mi's San Diego State University engineering lab that some stu more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker researchers make gains on developing synthetic 'muscle' * Husker researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an advancement that could provide a path to soft robotics, prosthetic devices and advanced human-machine interfaces. Their research, recently published in a leading material science journal, demonstrates a hydrog more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Belarus Liable for Oreshnik but Lacks Control By Alexander Taranov Executive Summary: * The Kremlin's December 2025 placement of the Oreshnik missile battalion on combat duty in Belarus is the highest readiness level for potential strikes against Ukraine and Europe. The deployment of up to ten launchers is temporary, while permanent infrastructure remains in  more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 27 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * MGS urges museums to join in advocacy campaign ahead of Scottish election * Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has announced the launch of a new national advocacy campaign ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election on 7 May. The national development body for museums is urging the sector to actively take part in its Scotland's Stories, Scotland's Future campaign. The advocacy i more PR

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 27 -- Mitsubishi Electric, a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products and systems, issued the following news release: * * * Mitsubishi Electric Confirms World's First Self-recovery Property of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite * TOKYO, January 27, 2026 \- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has confirmed the world's first 1 self-recovery property of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), 2 a van der Waals (vdW)-layered mater more PR