BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * 350.org Caribbean: Not a single life more should be lost to extreme heat * Authorities must enact urgent measures to ensure that not a single life more should be lost to extreme heat, climate group 350.org Caribbean said amid heatwaves and drought currently gripping the country. Metro Puerto Rico recently reported on a study published in  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Aug. 19 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Are subsea oil and gas pipelines a previously unrecognised source of ocean microplastics? * Decommissioning pipelines used by the oil and gas industry could result in substantial quantities of microplastics being released into the UK's marine environment annually, a new study has suggested. Conducted by scientists at the University of Plymouth, the research examined the degradation of plastics in subsea oil and gas pipelines and umbilicals (including  more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 20 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Universal Pattern Revealed in Quantum Matter Physicists use advanced quantum technologies to test decades-old theory predictions - When different materials transition from one phase to another, such as water coming to a boil or a magnet losing its ability to attract metals, something remarkable can happen: They begin to behave identically, following the same mathematical rules. "Physicists call this trait universality--the messy, micros more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * More is different when AI agents work together, study suggests As AI agents begin to operate in populations rather than one at a time, new research suggests that the number of them changes what they collectively decide - amplifying a bias, inventing one from nothing, or flipping a group into the opposite of what each agent would choose alone. By Dr Shamim Quadir (Senior Communications Officer), +44 (0)20 7040 8782, shamim.quadir@cityst more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Dole Institute fall programming will include talk by former FDIC chair Sheila Bair * LAWRENCE -The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its fall 2026 slate of public programming, events and special exhibits, which are set to feature conversations with legislators, field experts and practitioners on topics ranging from bipartisan cooperation to artificial intelligence's impact on energy, and from public service to  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 19 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * Dole Institute fall programming will include talk by former FDIC chair Sheila Bair * LAWRENCE -The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced its fall 2026 slate of public programming, events and special exhibits, which are set to feature conversations with legislators, field experts and practitioners on topics ranging from bipartisan cooperation to artificial intelligence's impact on energy, and from publi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 (TNSjou) -- Drexel University issued the following news: * * * For Green Building, 'Durable' Is the New 'Sustainable' Designing buildings to withstand extreme weather events may also reduce their environmental impact - Reducing the negative environmental impact of buildings -- globally one of largest contributors to greenhouse gas -- might be even more difficult than expected. New research from Drexel University indicates that, due to the steady increase in damaging extreme weather events each year, desi more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 19 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Researchers Reveal Hidden Climate Threat: PM2.5 Pollution Undermines Plant Water-Use Efficiency and Carbon Uptake * Researchers of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have discovered that fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) significantly impairs the ability of plants to efficiently use water and absorb carbon dioxide. The findings reveal that PM2.5 pollution weakens the vital carbon-water coupling of vegetation, high more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Creating innovations that scale across borders A new book coauthored by Professor Amos Winter asserts that, to solve major challenges and deliver products of value to consumers in both developed and emerging markets, innovators must think and act globally. - Creating innovations that can succeed in both emerging markets and in developed, higher-income markets requires a targeted, thoughtful design process. In a new book, Amos Wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * State Data Center Moratorium Push Would Leave Consumers Poorer * Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly won Tuesday's primary on a pledge to halt new data center construction statewide, joining a bipartisan wave of 2026 nominees  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Nick Begich * "Nick Begich voted to cut Medicaid, raise health care costs, slash food assistance, and spike prices on everything from groceries to fuel for Alaskans, then called it a 'transformative victory.' While Alaska families are struggling to make ends meet, Begich is in Washington voting to give himself a tax break and protecting the same corporations driving up costs. Bill Hill will always put Alaska first more PR

TACOMA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news: * * * University of Puget Sound Faculty and Students Publish Research on Marine Ecosystems in Prestigious Scientific Journal * Associate Professor of Biology Oscar Sosa and five undergraduates contributed to a paper recently published in Nature Microbiology When most people look out at the ocean, they see a vast, nearly empty expanse of water. Associate Professor of Biology Oscar Sosa sees something more dynamic and mysterious. To him, the ocean is "a s more PR