GEELONG, Australia, June 17 -- Deakin University issued the following news release: * * * Birdsong warning helps unborn chicks beat the heat, study finds * Researchers from Deakin University, led by Visitor Dr Mylene Mariette, have uncovered a remarkable survival strategy in one of Australia's most familiar birds -the zebra finch -showing that even before they hatch, chicks can be "warned" about hot weather and begin preparing their brains to cope. Recently published in the Journal of Experimental Biology the study is a collaboration with more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 18 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * How Early Life Experiences Shape Schizophrenia Risk * Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to schizophrenia-spectrum disorders -findings that could help researchers identify people at risk earlier and develop interventions before severe symptoms emerge. The idea th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by marine ecologist and fisheries scientist Alan M. Friedlander from a June 3, 2026, hearing on legislation to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the regulation of fishing in marine national monuments (H.R. 8904). Friedlander is also the former chief scientist of National Geographic Pristine Seas. * * * Executive Summary I am a marine ecologist and fisheries s more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 18 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Scientists uncover key cause of inflammatory bowel disease A decades-old puzzle has been solved as scientists uncover a key cause of inflammatory bowel disease, paving the way for faster diagnosis and more targeted patient treatments. Researchers at Newcastle University's Translational and Clinical Research Institute are part of a national team that have identified an important driver of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The discovery re more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, June 17 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Scientists just found something weird inside moss * Mosses are survivors. They can dry into what looks like green dust, only to spring back to life minutes after rain. They can grow on rocks, in deserts, and there's talk of using them to terraform Mars someday. According to new research, mosses have also been hiding something. UC Riverside researchers studying desert mosses have found evidence, presented in the journal New Phyt more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 18 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy Recognizes Faculty Excellence * UConn's Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy ( InCHIP ) is recognizing the recipients of its 2026 Faculty Excellence Awards. These awards celebrate UConn and UConn Health faculty who are making important contributions to their field, providing impactful mentorship, meaningfully exploring racial and ethnic health dispar more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 17 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news: * * * Why Do Some People Thrive on Caffeine, but Others Feel Nothing? Zebrafish Have Some Clues * Ever wondered why some people drink a cup of coffee and feel a spark of energy, while others drink the same cup and feel jittery, anxious, or nothing at all? University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology may have found part of the answer using zebrafish. What's new : Research led by fo more PR