CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A quick stretch switches this polymer's capacity to transport heat * Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat. Plastic, for instance, is typically a poor thermal conductor, whereas materials like marble move heat more efficiently. If you were to place one hand on a marble countertop and the other on a plastic cutting board, the marble would conduct more heat away from more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 9 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Bee Bandits: USU Ecologists Study Mutualistic Plant-Pollinator-Microbe Interactions * LOGAN, Utah -From fundamental biological units as tiny as genes to complex societies, ecological systems rely on cooperation. All manner of organisms can benefit from working together to survive in a dog-eat-dog world. "Mutualism is a common example of interspecies cooperation," says Utah State University ecologist Valerie Marti more PR

PASADENA, California, Feb. 9 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Beetles Go Stealth Mode to Infiltrate Ant Societies * Earth's biosphere is brimming with symbiotic relationships: from bacteria that became our cells' mitochondria, to mycorrhizal fungi that help plants grow, to the myriad mites, wasps, worms, and flies that make a living by parasitizing other animals. Symbiosis often appears to be a one-way street: When it evolves, there is no going bac more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Breakthrough UC study sheds light on survival of new neurons in adult brain College of Medicine research offers new understanding of immune regulation in adult neurogenesis By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu Breakthrough research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is revealing how immune cells in the adult brain can regulate the generation of new neurons. The study more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * CMSSF Leadership Library * Guardians, We are the warfighters charged with securing the ultimate high ground...The Invisible Front Line. As the United States Space Force evolves, so do the threats we face. The complexity of the space domain demands more than just technological superiority; it demands cognitive dominance. To win, we must be able to out-think, out-maneuver, and out-lead our adversaries at every turn.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * CMSSF Leadership Library: February 2026 * Guardians, We are the warfighters charged with securing the ultimate high ground... The Invisible Front Line. As the United States Space Force evolves, so do the threats we face. The complexity of the space domain demands more than just technological superiority; it demands cognitive dominance. To win, we must be able to out-think, out-maneuver, and out-lead our adversaries more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 10 (TNSxrep) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2026: * * * Global Heating Will Hit Socially Vulnerable U.S. Communities First and Hardest TNC-led study stresses urgency of directing climate adaptation funding to the places that need it most * As temperatures increasingly exceed the ability of electric fans to cool homes affordably, a new study highlights the extent to which extreme heat is already making socially vulnerable communities  more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 9 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed and HKU Shenzhen Hospital achieve breakthrough in treating premature ovarian insufficiency with drugs to activate dormant eggs and restore fertility * A research team from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has made a major breakthrough in treating premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). Th more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Cancer and pawpaw converge in new Kentucky State study A surprising intersection of Kentucky State University's pawpaw research and cancer science is highlighted in a newly published study focused on disrupting how tumor cells produce and manage energy. Led by Dr. Avinash M. Tope, associate dean and associate professor of human nutrition and food safety, the Kentucky State team examined a "two more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State study of turtle fossil narrows timeline of Cretaceous species migration By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an apparently fate-tempting plea. "I kept joking through that whole class, 'Oh, please, just anything but a turtle,'" said Jack Prall, now a doctoral st more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Twilight action could reduce light pollution's impact on biodiversity Newcastle experts argue that twilight should be the focus of light pollution mitigations for biodiversity. * Professor Darren Evans and Madeleine Fabusova from the School of Natural and Environmental Science discuss new research which shows that typical levels of artificial light at night can simultaneously suppress ear more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Three-Dimensional Acoustic Tracking Sheds Light on Beaked Whale Dive Behavior and Acoustic Detection Tracking whales using sound helps scientists better understand the dive behavior of these elusive animals. * A new peer-reviewed study in PLOS One (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340398) sheds light on why some beaked whale species are more d more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 9 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU-Industry Collaboration Harnesses AI to Accelerate Antibody Drug Production * NORMAN, Okla. - As instigators of immunity, monoclonal antibodies are marvels of modern medicine, lab-made proteins that can treat cancers, autoimmune diseases, and many other conditions. With the market for these therapies forecast to double by 2030, it might seem that the only thing they can't do is grow fast enough. New r more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 9 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Oysters play unexpected role in protecting blue crabs from disease * The following story originally appeared on the website for W&M's Batten School & VIMS. - Ed. Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New research from William & Mary's Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS shows they can also reduce the spread of  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 10 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New Research Out From NCFR's Scholarly Journals Articles Published Feb. 1-7 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Newest Journal Issues: FR February 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.c more PR

TROY, New York, Feb. 9 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * Research Reveals How the Brain Can Increase Resilience to Disease * A team of researchers at RPI, in collaboration with the University of South Florida, University of North Carolina, and The Neural Stem Cell Institute, have made a discovery that opens the door to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders. The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, more PR

STANFORD, California, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Math learning disability affects how the brain tackles problems On simple math problems, even if they're getting correct answers, kids with a math learning disability aren't using their brains the same way as their peers, Stanford Medicine study shows. By Erin Digitale On a simple math task -- indicating which of two amounts is greater -- kids with math learning disability get t more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 9 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Trace gases play unseen role in cloud droplet formation * Tiny, invisible gases long thought to be irrelevant in cloud formation may actually play a major role in determining whether clouds form-and possibly whether it rains. That's the surprising finding from a new UC Riverside-led study, which runs counter to more than a century of assumptions about the physics behind cloud drop more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Evaluating machine learning approaches to identify and predict oil and gas produced water lithium concentrations Recently, the demand for battery-grade lithium has substantially increased, largely due to electrification of the transportation sector. The search for new lithium sources has turned to produced waters (frequently brines), a large-volume wastewater by-produ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Geochronologic data reveal Late Pleistocene to Holocene debris-flow history and wildfire association within Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Klamath Mountains, northern California Understanding the local to regional history of extreme events such as debris flows and floods provides context to plan for and mitigate these hazards to life, property, and infrastructu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * James Buttle Review: A synthesis of riparian plant water use over two decades in North American drylands Assessing riparian ecosystem water use, particularly transpiration from vegetation and evaporation from soils ('plant water use', hereafter), is key to developing sound water management approaches. In western North America, a multidecadal drought is reducing water  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Out with the old: Empirical trends in U.S. land-based wind turbine decommissioning and repowering A growing number of wind turbines (WTs) across the globe are now reaching or exceeding their expected service lifetime; WT decommissioning is on the rise. Accordingly, questions pertaining to WT end-of-life have risen in importance in policy and practice. Yet, research  more PR

MACAU, China, Feb. 9 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research team reveals neural mechanisms in different subtypes of autism * A research team led by Li Rihui, assistant professor in the Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), in collaboration with a team led by Xu Qiong, professor in the Children's Hospital of Fudan University, has published two related studies in Molecular Psychiatry, a leading journal in psychiatry. Together, more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Feb. 1-6, 2026: * * * Several local outlets covered President Eric Spina's retirement announcement plus tapped faculty expertise in law, fitness, political science and sociology. Faculty also contributed to The Conversation, Railway Age and Catholic World Report. UD president Eric Spina to step down in 2027 WDTN-TV, Dayton 24/7 Now, WHIO-TV, Dayton Daily News, Dayton Business Journal and Flyer more PR

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Feb. 10 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release: * * * University of Dubuque Professor Leads Bioinformatics Analysis in Discovery of Bacterial Communities Living in Scorpion Venom University of Dubuque Professor of Biology Adam Kleinschmit, PhD, was part of a collaborative research team that published new findings challenging a long-standing assumption that animal venom is sterile. The study, "Microbiota Discovered in Scorpion Venom," was published Janua more PR

NORWICH, England, Feb. 6 -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * 'Energy efficiency' key to mountain birds adapting to changing environmental conditions Research led by UEA sheds new light on how mountain birds adapt to changes in climate. Scientists know that species diversity changes as you go up a mountain, but it is not clearly understood why this is the case. One theory is that it is mostly because of long-term evolution, and the climate niches species have ad more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Top-down or bottom-up? Researchers discover how a distant solar system made its gas giants The discovery provides new insights into the question, 'how large can a planet be?' * The University of Michigan was part of a research team that used the world's most powerful space telescope to provide new insights into a longstanding question in astronomy. Namely, how do gas giants like Jupiter form more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * Renowned bilingualism scholar to deliver 2026 Finkelstein Lecture Feb. 25 Noted scholar of bilingual education Ofelia Garcia to discuss translanguaging and multilingualism in teaching at URI * Ofelia Garcia, professor emerita at the City University of New York, will be the featured speaker for the University of Rhode Island College of Education's annual Finkelstein Lecture Series on We more PR

TYLER, Texas, Feb. 10 -- The University of Texas Tyler campus issued the following news release: * * * UT Tyler Faculty Member Inducted into the New York Academy of Medicine Dr. Melinda Hermanns, professor and interim assistant dean for professional development at The University of Texas at Tyler School of Nursing, was inducted as a fellow into the New York Academy of Medicine for her exceptional contributions to advancing health, medicine and public policy. "This is a truly tremendous and w more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 9 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * When sport becomes political * Since 6 February 2026, the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics have been underway, with thousands of athletes competing in 16 disciplines. According to the new President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, these and future Games should focus on their core purpose: sport, not politics. But how realistic is such a strict separation in practice?  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release: * * * Wittenberg Series Continues Monday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture in History to feature Benjamin H. Irvin, Ph.D., social and cultural historian of early America and the United States, who will discuss disabled veterans and pension assistance after the Revolutionary War * Benjamin H. Irvin, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Indiana University and historian of the American more PR