NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * 'Zombie Viruses' Make Great Science Fiction but Aren't a Threat from Thawing Permafrost, CSUN Prof Says As a changing climate continues to warm the planet and thaws ancient permafrost, some people are concerned that long-dormant pathogens, or "zombie viruses," could emerge from the newly thawed ground, unleashing new epidemics or pandemics on the world. While the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * A West Without America The world is becoming a more troubled and dangerous place. That's why Europe's rift with the US must produce a new security deal for the democratic West. By Ruth Deyermond Bankruptcy, says a character in a Hemingway novel, happened to him in two ways: gradually, and then suddenly. The same is true of the implosion of the post-1945 Western security all more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * SENATOR ALSOBROOKS AND DMV SENATORS DEMAND ANSWERS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S TAKEOVER OF DC GOLF COURSES As reported in the Washington Post, today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) led her fellow DMV Senators in urging the Trump Administration to give detailed explanations of the legal basis for the Administration's recent move to oust National Links Trust (NLT) as the manager of DC's histori more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study: The infant universe's "primordial soup" was actually soupy * In its first moments, the infant universe was a trillion-degree-hot soup of quarks and gluons. These elementary particles zinged around at light speed, creating a "quark-gluon plasma" that lasted for only a few millionths of a second. The primordial goo then quickly cooled, and its individual quarks and gluons fuse more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Transforming ammonia for food security and economic growth Texas A&M researchers in the chemical engineering department have introduced a newer ammonia production method by using renewable electricity. By Raven Wuebker With a new electrochemical synthesis via an electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), achieving carbon-free ammonia production is closer to r more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 29 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK-CARES' State of the Science highlights awardees, launches 2026 pilot funding By Dawn Bryant The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) celebrated environmental health research last week at its State of the Science annual meeting at the Healthy Kentucky Research Building. The event showcased environmental health science research conducted by pilo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Learning how we respond to wildfire smoke to help inform policy and programs With wildfires growing in size, frequency and intensity, more and more people are being exposed to their smoke, sometimes thousands of miles from the flames. In the wake of recent historic fires in Canada and the United States, a growing body of research is showing how harmful that smoke can be to human health. But l more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Perceived exposure to nature boosts young adults' mental health Young adults who are in contact with nature in their everyday environment, and also while exercising, enjoy better mental health, an UdeM study finds. By Martin LaSalle Is living in a leafy neighbourhood enough to improve your mental health? Not necessarily. What matters most is frequent exposure to nature across different settings more PR