CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Protect your heart from environmental risk factors during American Heart Month Story by: Kayla Kingston February may bring to mind hearts filled with love thanks to Valentine's Day, but as American Heart Month, it also draws attention to a sobering reality: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. While diet and exercise are top of mind when thinking about cardiovasc more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 26 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Consumer Groups Alarmed as Louisiana PSC Declines to Take Up Probe Into Meta Risky Financing Deal Meta's complex financing deal for its largest data center could leave everyday Louisianans paying for three huge new methane gas plants * Baton Rouge, LA -- Today, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) refused to investigate a risky financial arrangement Meta made with Blue Owl C more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Groups Alarmed as LPSC Declines to Take Up Probe into Meta Risky Financing Deal * NEW ORLEANS, La. (February 25, 2026)-Today, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC) refused to investigate a risky financial arrangement Meta made with Blue Owl Capital to finance its massive $27 billion data center in Richland Parish, LA. Under the new arrangeme more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Engineers Week Q&A: S&T alumnus Malachi Rein works at the intersection of buildings and behavior * Malachi Rein, a 2016 Missouri S&T architectural engineering alumnus, is director of the Building Energy Exchange St. Louis. Here is a Q&A with Rein about community impact, energy efficiency and sustainable design in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2026. How would you describe wh more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Fries with that? Ordering from AI linked to selecting more indulgent foods * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -As a growing number of fast-food chains adopt artificial intelligence (AI) technology for drive-thru ordering, customers are more likely to order indulgent food options when interacting with voice AI rather than a human employee, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State Sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * Natural Gas is Preferred by Data Centers and Manufacturers, and More Capacity and Pipelines are Needed While natural gas is preferred by data centers and manufacturers, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in its Short-Term Energy Outlook, reports that solar power is expected to supply the largest increase in power generation over the next two years, increasing by about 20% a year in both 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * Matteo Muratori Named to National Academies' New Voices for Emerging STEM Leaders * Matteo Muratori, director of transportation and industry programs at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been named to the 2026-2028 cohort of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's New Voices Program for Emerging STEM Leaders. The New Voices p more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 25 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * New database may unlock potential of lipids in treating, preventing disease * A new tool enables biomedical researchers from around the world to quickly see the connections between lipids and proteins inside cells, thanks to a new initiative led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University. Scientists say the new open-access database and dashboard could accelerate new treatments involv more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 26 -- The Royal Society of Edinburgh issued the following statement on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * RSE awards provide over pound sterling856K boost to Scotland's research sector We are pleased to announce that 91 exceptional research projects were selected at the autumn 2025 Research Awards open call. Over pound sterling856,000 will fund innovative research across a range of academic fields, enabling projects such as virtual reality interventions to support emotional regul more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions Surgeon General Nominee on Past Statements on Psychedelic Drug Use, Fraudulent Research * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, U.S. Senator Susan Collins questioned Dr. Casey Means, nominee to serve as Surgeon General, about her past statements regarding psychedelic drug use and comments she made cha more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Feb. 25 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Source or sink? Trees with heart rot disease emit more methane, upending forest carbon models * Throughout their lifetimes, healthy forests produce more oxygen than they use, while taking in greenhouse gases via plants and soils. This ecosystem-wide service, called carbon sequestration, regulates global climate and is an essential component of climate models and goals. Forest health, however, influe more PR

NORWICH, England, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Climate policies are cutting carbon, new study shows Countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster, according to a major new study. Involving researchers in the UK and EU, including academics from the University of East Anglia, the study draws on the most comprehensive climate policy dataset ever assembled. It uses over 3900 policies adopted since more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Shell shock! Peanut waste can be turned into high-quality futuristic graphene UNSW Sydney engineers have developed a cheaper and greener way to make graphene from leftover peanut shells. Researchers at UNSW have discovered a new way to make graphene, a remarkable 'wonder material', using just discarded peanut shells. The development opens the door to cheaper, more sustainable electronic more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 25 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * What does it mean to compute? * Some computers are easy to spot. Artificial, human-built computers like those found in smartphones and laptops are abstract dynamic systems with observable computational elements like input, output, energy cost, and logical processes. Other computers aren't so readily recognized. Scientists have argued that many natural dynamic systems -from cell more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 25 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Why corals bleach * Neutrons from FRM II help investigate the processes involved in coral death Rising sea temperatures are causing coral reefs around the world to bleach. For the first time, a research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has investigated the biological processes behind coral bleaching directly in living c more PR