COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Astronomers discover super-bright quasar lenses * An international team of scientists has used machine learning to identify seven rare quasar candidates, according to a new study. Quasars, distant cores of galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, are among the most luminous objects in the universe. While not uncommon, their brightness can make it difficult to accurately measure the galaxy they reside in. This means scientists must use gravitational lensi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 27, 2026, Benjamin L. Schmitt, senior fellow at the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and Erin Bailey, intern at the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program: * * * Spoofing and Spillover: Russia Targets NATO Russia is using electronic warfare as another technique in its shadow war against NATO. - Russian shadow warfare is a many-headed hydra. Its efforts can ris more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model * A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological processes. In a paper published July 24 in the journal Geoscientific Model Development, the res more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * AI and Robotics Accelerate Search for Better Gut Microbiome Therapies New data-driven approach could enhance results for the quickly growing $130 billion probiotics and prebiotics industry. By Ken Kingery Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex combinations of probiotics and prebiotics to more effectively maintain gut health and treat various gastroi more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Sharks, Spines and Speed: The Secret Behind Their Swimming Styles Study Snapshot: Florida Atlantic University researchers have revealed the hidden architecture inside shark spines, uncovering how these ancient predators evolved skeletons uniquely adapted for speed and agility. Published in the Journal of Anatomy, the study used high-resolution micro-CT imaging to examine and quantify th more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Complex Simulations: New Findings on Proton Transport in Water International research team simulates motions of a hydrated proton in full quantum detail - Complex simulations - the most intricate of their kind to date - reveal how water governs the way protons move through it. They were carried out by an international research team led by scientists of Heidelberg University's Institute for Physical Chemistry. Using their modeling, the re more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Law student receives Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law scholarship * LAWRENCE -University of Kansas School of Law student Shelby Norman has been selected as a recipient of the 2026-2027 Foundation Scholarship from the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law. Norman, a third-year law student from Lee's Summit, Missouri, was one of 39 scholarship recipients recognized for their strong interest in natural resources and energy law. I more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 27 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * KU Law student receives Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law scholarship * LAWRENCE -University of Kansas School of Law student Shelby Norman has been selected as a recipient of the 2026-2027 Foundation Scholarship from the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law. Norman, a third-year law student from Lee's Summit, Missouri, was one of 39 scholarship recipients recognized for their strong interest in natural resources and  more PR

TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, July 27 -- Lingnan University issued the following news release: * * * Lingnan University joint research finds tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins, reducing feeding and raising mortality risks * With global warming and extreme weather intensifying, can animals raise their thermal tolerance to cope with a continuously warming environment? A joint research project run by the Division of Science at Lingnan University and an international research team carried out practical testi more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, July 27 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * New Findings on Proton Transport in Water * International research team simulates motions of a hydrated proton in full quantum detail Complex simulations - the most intricate of their kind to date - reveal how water governs the way protons move through it. They were carried out by an international research team led by scientists of Heidelberg University's Institute for Physical Chemistry. Using their modeling, the researchers from Cambridge (UK),  more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Traditional Navajo Medically Tailored Meals Improved Heart Failure Outcomes Study funded by the American Heart Association's Health Care by Food initiative, which received funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, finds that medically tailored meals reduced hospitalizations, proving that Food is Medicine interventions deliver real results for patients Research Highlights: * Among 206 adults living with heart failure in the Navajo Nation, those  more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological pro more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Biopsies reveal breadth of drug's kidney protection Medication reversed molecular signs of early kidney damage in youth with type 1 diabetes, study findings show. - A child uses a smartphone to check blood sugar with a continuous glucose monitor. A new study finds a medication may reset many changes linked to early kidney damage in type 1 diabetes. New research has uncovered clues about how a medication appears more PR