DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 18 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news: * * * 'Ecological engineers' an existential threat to wildlife of iconic wetland * A study examining how feral water buffalo interact with landscapes has uncovered how the pest is having disastrous impacts on northern long-necked turtles in the Top End's tropical wetlands. The Charles Darwin University (CDU) study examined buffalo in the Arafura Swamp Indigenous Protected Area in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory and modelled the impacts of the pest on the hab more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * DNA shaper steers nervous system development * A functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. So as developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill their designated roles. That carefully orchestrated process gives rise to thousands of different cell types in the human brain. In the tiny worm known as C. elegans, the nervous syste more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Emotion-regulation training reduces distress, changes the brain, team reports * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A five-week training intervention taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, a new study finds. After the training, the students reported less emotional distress when viewing negative images or thinking about difficult events from their own lives, and brain scans revealed corresponding more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * 'Snooping' on Dolphins Reveals Hotspots for Food and Friends Study Snapshot: Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have been "snooping" on dolphins - and what they heard offers new clues about where the animals socialize and hunt. Using an autonomous wave glider equipped with an underwater acoustic recorder, the team spent two months listen more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Mathematical framework connects biological principles to manufacturable, adaptive materials * The scales of a pine cone open in low humidity to scatter seeds, but close in damp conditions to protect seeds from moisture. An artificial material with the same behavior could be useful in applications like moisture-responsive shingles for passive cooling. MIT researchers have now developed a system that simplifies the process of desig more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Aug. 19 -- The government of Israel issued the following news release: * * * NASA Seeks Medical Solutions for a Moon Base and Opens the Door (Also) to the Israeli Industry The call for proposals for medical monitoring and treatment of astronauts at a permanent lunar base represents an opportunity for Israeli researchers and start-ups to participate in the Artemis Program. - Ahead of the establishment of a permanent crewed base on the Moon as part of the Artemis Program, the U.S. space agency (NASA) has published an inter more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Aug. 18 (TNSjou) -- The government of Israel issued the following news release: * * * Now It's Scientific: The Israeli Development That Could Significantly Reduce Astronauts' Exposure to Radiation on the Way to the Moon and Mars A scientific paper published this evening on the cover of the prestigious journal Science Advances (https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/news/space-radiation26/en/MARE_AstroRad_Manuscript_Preprint.pdf) shows that the AstroRad vest developed by Israeli company StemRad and tested on NASA's Artemis I mission more PR

ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Elon University posted the following news release: * * * Princeton Review ranks Elon among nation's best in 15 categories, including 'Best Classroom Experience' * By University Communications, staff August 18, 2026 The 2027 edition of "The Best 392 Colleges" ranks Elon University among the nation's best in multiple categories, including #1 Best College Theater and #4 Best Classroom Experience. The Princeton Review has again featured Elon University in a popular college guide that annually recognizes excel more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Aug. 18 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * Six UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff recognized with excellence awards * The 2026 excellence awards, sponsored each year by Markquart Motors, were presented to: * Dr. Seungbin Oh, associate professor of accounting * Brian Drollinger, director of risk management, safety and sustainability * Dr. Pedro Sottile, professor and chair of accounting and finance * Dr. Dorothy Chan, associate professor of English * Nicole Owen, ac more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK graduate researcher leads landmark methamphetamine treatment systematic review * Publishing a paper in a top-tier journal is a major accomplishment for faculty members. For first-year graduate students, it's almost unheard of. Alexandra N. Johansen, a psychology Ph.D. student in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has done exactly that, serving as the lead author of a comprehensive systematic review recently published in Phar more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study. About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory. In addition, nearly 27,000 parks are close to a toxic waste site requiring emergency federal cleanup, known as a Superfund site. Of th more PR