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

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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 20 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Hanson Bridgett Names Martin Metz Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Veteran law firm technology leader to guide the firm's IT strategy, infrastructure, and AI initiatives from its Los Angeles office - Hanson Bridgett LLP has named Martin K. "Marty" Metz as its chief technology and innovation officer. Metz, who will be based in the firm's Los Angeles office and travel regularly to its other California locations 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

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Monash University issued the following news: * * * Monash study reveals snake bodies are more than long tubes, they have distinct vertebral regions Snakes have always been perceived as a long body with a head attached. Now new research from Monash University has revealed that they are more complex creatures, having some of the most intricate spines in the reptile class. Led by PhD candidate, Ammresh, from Monash University's School of Biological Sciences, the study, published in the Journal of Morph more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Aug. 20 -- Clarkson University issued the following news: * * * Ryan Deuel Named Outstanding New Teacher at Clarkson University Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Honors Ryan P. Deuel has been awarded the Outstanding New Teacher Award for 2026. Established by the University Committee on Improvement in Teaching in 1991, the award recognizes an outstanding teacher within his or her first four years at Clarkson University. Criteria for selection include excellence in the classroom, capacity to motivate and challenge  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * Study Abroad Brings Learning to Life for UA Little Rock Students * History looks different when you're standing where it happened. Business concepts make more sense when you see them in action. Science comes alive when the textbook gives way to the natural world. Those are the kinds of moments dozens of University of Arkansas at Little Rock students experienced while studying abroad during the last academic year. From Scotland a 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