POTSDAM, Germany, Feb. 19 -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: * * * Global warming must peak below 2 C to limit tipping point risks Global warming must peak below 2 C then return under 1.5 C as quickly as possible to limit the risk of triggering tipping points in the Earth system. In the long term, global temperatures must cool to around 1 C above pre-industrial levels, experts say. The new study by an international team of researchers from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * President Trump Announced a Strategic Stockpile of Critical Minerals, the U.S. Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve President Trump is launching a $12 billion stockpile of critical and rare-earth minerals, called "Project Vault," to reduce reliance on Chinese rare earths and curb China's leverage in trade talks. President Trump indicated the reserve will be "for civilian use in time more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** 3-Heteroaryl Pyrrolidine and Piperidine Orexin Receptor Agonists ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC, Rahway, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 12552767 B2, initially filed Dec. 1, 2021) developed by eight inventors Stephane L. Bogen, Somerset, New Jersey; Ping Chen, Edison, New Jersey; Dane James Clausen, Rahway, New Jersey; Xianhai Huang, Warren, New Jers more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Edge Connectivity Gateway ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12556516 B2, initially filed Sept. 29, 2023) developed by five inventors Prasidh Arora, Seattle, Washington; Manoj Kumar Ampalam, Suwanee, Georgia; Nikhil Mhatre, Kirkland, Washington; Barath Hassan Venugopal, Woodinville, Washington; and Aru more ST