LONG BEACH, California, April 11 (TNSjou) -- California State University Long Beach campus issued the following news: * * * Friendly fins and cartoon grins might change how we see sharks By Andrew Edwards Pictures, like words, can mold opinions. Psychology student Benjamin Krochman has "always had a soft spot for marine animals," thanks to photo-filled library books that introduced him to the wonders of sharks and whales as a child. Now, he is researching whether cartoon art can help science communicators make a case for protecting oft-mis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Imaging technique captures more information about ultrafast microscopic processes By capturing intensity and phase changes in a single measurement, new method could help scientists design new materials, explore biological processes and advance high-power lasers * Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures more information about ultrafast processes in the microscopic world than was previously possi more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 10 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Warming intensifies rainfall in North Atlantic storms Rapid ocean warming is likely to make tropical cyclone rainfall more intense and longer lasting, increasing flood risks in parts of the North Atlantic region. * A new study led by Newcastle University using satellite data shows that tropical cyclones and their post-tropical cyclone counterparts are responding quite differently to surface warming. The findings reveal that during the t more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 10 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU research reveals how pancreatic cancer blocks immunotherapy * Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a key reason why immunotherapy has largely failed in pancreatic cancer -and identified a promising strategy to overcome that resistance. The study, published in the journal Immunity, shows that pancreatic tumors actively reshape their immune environment by co-opting regulatory immune cells that normally shut do more PR

LONDON, England, April 10 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Animals are powerful landscape engineers shaping the Earth's surface Animals are constantly reshaping the landscapes around them, often in ways that go unnoticed * New research led by Zareena Khan and Professor Gemma Harvey from Queen Mary University of London shows that many species act as natural landscape engineers, moving soil and sediment through everyday activities such as burrowing, feeding and building shelters. From animals dis more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 10 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Researchers reveal new method for dialing up superconductivity * Researchers have discovered evidence that superconductivity can be controlled by influencing the surrounding environment, a finding that may lead to more efficient electronics down the road, according to a new study. Superconductivity, or the ability of certain materials to conduct electric currents without any energy loss when cooled below a critical temperature, is a property still not very  more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 10 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Reves Center announces 2026 International Student Achievement Awards * The following story originally appeared on the website for the Reves Center for International Studies. - Ed. The Reves Center for International Studies at William & Mary has announced the 2026 International Student Achievement Award recipients: * Abhishek Dhanraj, Graduate Student (India) * Ima Hosseinzadeh, Graduate Student (Iran) * Natalie Kruczkowski, Graduate Student (Can more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 10 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice study resolves decades-old mystery in organic light-emitting crystals * By Jorge Vidal, Special to Rice News https://youtu.be/R5gDYNyuxLM?si=54OcBpN3GRCQYkVh Materials that emit and manipulate light are at the heart of technologies ranging from solar energy to advanced imaging systems. But even in well-studied materials, some fundamental behaviors remain unexplained. Researchers at Rice University have now solved a long-standing mystery in a w more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, April 11 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Friendly trees Tropical trees are more neighborly By Elisabeth King Tropical trees are more social than trees further from the equator, perhaps contributing to higher biodiversity in the tropics. Will warmer temperatures lead to even friendlier interactions among trees? Tropical trees are better neighbors than trees in temperate forests according to a new study published in the journal Nature by researchers from 29 differ more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 10 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * The two faces of extremism: Why some people support intergroup violence * Violent extremism is driven by two fundamentally different motivations: Defensive extremism aims to protect a group from perceived threats, whilst offensive extremism seeks to establish group dominance and expand influence. This is shown by a new study published in the journal PNAS. Violence to protect - or to dominate Led by Jonas R. Kunst (University of Oslo) and Mil more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 11 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news: * * * UNF Honors student turns opportunity into AI and cybersecurity impact As a dual enrollment student in high school, Ella Luedeke entered the University of North Florida in fall 2023, with enough credits to begin as a sophomore and immediately charted a path toward helping solve complex problems in computing, AI and cybersecurity. Now a senior at the Hicks Honors College, Luedeke has already set herself apart by earning two national research a more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, April 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: * * * Water on the moon? New study narrows down the mostly likely locations By Daniel Strain Water likely accumulated on the moon slowly over billions of years, rather than during one big event, according to a new study by an international team of scientists The researchers, including Paul Hayne, a planetary scientist at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder, published their fin more PR