LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 1 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Dark matter surprise has scientists scrambling for explanations * Key takeaways * Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. * LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detector that specializes in searching for WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. * A new LZ study found one particle interaction that is difficult to explain with known background processes  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 3 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Drew Barringhaus, member of Missouri S&T's Class of 2026, establishes scholarship to help future students Author By Collins, Patrick One of the most popular ways S&T graduates support the university is by establishing endowments that fund scholarships for current students. What's uncommon is for a Miner to set up an endowment immediately following his own graduation. "A staggering number of individuals and organizations contributed to more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs July and August 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced  more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- Heriot-Watt University issued the following news: * * * Scientists discover bizarre 'Alien' microbe that gives birth by bursting open Scientists have revealed a bizarre microscopic creature that reproduces in a way reminiscent of the horror film Alien. - The microbe grows one or more new cells inside its own body before the outer "mother" cell ruptures to release them; a reproductive strategy never before seen in its group of organisms. Unlike Ridley Scott's extraterrestrial monster, this tiny life more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Cognition and consciousness arise from analog computations, says new theory A new method, called CW-Net, translates the reasoning process of an autonomous vehicle's AI system into understandable concepts that explain its behavior. - A new theory, published in The Journal of Neuroscience by three scientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, offers an explanation of how the brain produces cognition and consc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PACMAN AI framework for controlling fusion systems safely makes key decisions in milliseconds System successfully tested in five real-world experiments - Inside some fusion energy systems, particles hotter than the core of the sun can become unruly in a few thousandths of a second, far faster than any human operator can react. A new framework for software developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energ more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 1 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led modeling identifies new scenarios for Moon formation * September 1, 2026 -New Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) modeling, conducted in collaboration with scientists at the University of Arizona, shows fundamental differences in how the Moon may have formed from the giant impact that created the Earth-Moon system. The new results used state-of-the-art computational techniques that factor in the material strengt more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * The Spin Behind Fading Black Hole Flares Stellar spin may solve a long-standing puzzle about repeating encounters between stars and supermassive black holes. - At the center of most galaxies lies a supermassive black hole, with a mass millions to billions of times that of our sun and some of the most extreme gravity in the universe. Some stars that venture too close to such black holes live to tell the tale. Rather than being completely destroyed, more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Possible hint of dark matter recorded A new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment involving UCL researchers has recorded a single particle interaction that is the most compelling hint of dark matter to date. - The international research team has been unable to explain the interaction with known background signals from normal matter - although the result does not yet meet the statistical threshold required to claim a discovery. Dark m more PR

NORWICH, England, Sept. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * First results published from major algal gene sequencing project An international team of more than 100 scientists have taken a major step towards unlocking the secrets of some of Earth's tiniest but most important organisms. A new study led by the University of East Anglia reveals that different species of microscopic algae can behave in strikingly different ways because of their genetics. The team hope the findings could lead to breakthro more PR

NORWICH, England, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Perfectionist leaders may drive employees to work while ill Employees under pressure to meet exceptionally high standards are more likely to experience conflict at home and work while unwell, according to a University of East Anglia study. Researchers found that employees who perceive their leaders as perfectionistic are more likely to experience work-family conflict. That conflict, in turn, increases the likelihood of presenteeism, where e more PR