CLAYTON, Australia, Sept. 4 -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release: * * * Eureka Prize recognises breakthrough in marine heatwave forecasting The collaboration between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology was recognised for its originality and significance, scientific rigour, and impact. - A team of scientists who developed Australia's first operational long-range forecasts for unusually warm ocean temperatures have been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious sci more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 3 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Buffalo State celebrates Academic Convocation September 15 * Ten Buffalo State faculty and staff members will be recognized with SUNY Chancellor's and President's Awards for Excellence for their extraordinary efforts on behalf of the university, the State University of New York, and the greater community during Academic Convocation on Tuesday, September 15, at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall. President Jennifer L. Burri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following excerpts of a report on Sept. 3, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Enemies of Energy: Sierra Club The oldest of the enemies of energy, the Sierra Club was once an advocate for emissions free, reliable nuclear power. The conservation movement might not have evolved into an anti-energy movement if the Sierra Club had stuck to the sense of purpose they had at their founding. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Sept. 2, 2026, by Dan Lomas, assistant professor of international relations at the University of Nottingham: * * * Europe's Spies: Fighting as a Team Britain and France lead Europe's spy league table, but smaller agencies have important capabilities and must be included on the continent's intelligence team sheet. - Europe's intelligence and security agencies don't have the luxury of operating in a broadly calm world. Significant geopolitical p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Which states are most exposed to tariff increases? A new measure based on the consumption channel By Nick Heyman, Colin J. Hottman, and Ryan Monarch/1 Introduction This note examines the heterogeneous exposure of states in terms of their consumption of direct consumer goods imports, which is an important channel through which states are exposed to increases in trade costs such as tariffs. Building on the methodology that Hottman and Monarch (2020) and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * GW to Honor Distinguished Alumni and Supporters at Annual Spirit of GW Awards Ceremony * WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 2, 2026) -The Spirit of GW Awards recognizes GW alumni who have demonstrated leadership, dedication and service to their communities, while upholding the values of the university. The honorees will be celebrated during a special ceremony on October 17, 2026 as part of GW's Alumni & Families Weekend, a signature event that brings together thou more PR

BAVARIA, Germany, Sept. 3 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat posted the following news release: * * * Ice loss in the Antarctic: Numerous blind spots * #Geographers at FAU involved in international study - a lack of data hampers reliable prediction of rising global sea levels The ice mass in the Antarctic is an important indicator for rising sea levels triggered by climate change. In spite of numerous research projects and permanent satellite observation, however, there is a lack of data required to accurately predict ice loss. This is more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 4 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany to 1.4 Percent for 2026 In its latest forecast, the ifo Institute projects growth of 1.4 percent in gross domestic product (GDP) for this year. The economic experts expect growth of 1.2 percent for 2027, and 0.8 percent for 2028. "Significant impetus from abroad and increased spending on infrastructure, climate, and defense in Germany are preventing a more severe economic slowdown due to the ene more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Shows Microbes - Dead or Alive - Can Be Early Measures of Soil Health Researchers have demonstrated a series of biological tests that could serve as "proxies" for measuring how different regenerative agriculture practices could improve soil carbon - years before it would be possible to measure the carbon directly. The technique offers new insights into how effective various regenerative practices are at improving soil h more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Suggests Metal Foam Would Make Cars Safer in Collisions A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) could significantly improve automobile safety during frontal collisions. Using computational models to run detailed simulations, researchers found that incorporating CMF into automobile "front rails" would allow them to absorb more energy during high-velocity impacts. CMFs are foams that consist of hollow spheres - more PR

KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 3 -- Ritsumeikan University posted the following news: * * * Sulfur-Reducing Mechanism of Bacterial Selenoprotein Discovered * Bacterial enzyme uses a unique selenium-sulfur-heme catalytic center to reduce polysulfides during elemental sulfur respiration Geobacter sulfurreducens derives energy from elemental sulfur, but the molecular mechanism has remained unknown. Researchers at Ritsumeikan University identified MccSep, a novel selenium-containing multiheme enzyme that functions as a polysulfide reductase. Through ge more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 2 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Surf's Up: How the Seafloor Shapes Breaking Waves * A new study spearheaded by surfing scientists with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego revealed the physical relationships underlying a pattern familiar to generations of surfers. Scripps PhD student Kanoa Pick and Scripps oceanographer Falk Feddersen led the research, which takes a closer look at what happens when waves approach the shore and begin to break. The more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 3 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Physicists on International Team Make What May Be The First Observation of Dark Matter * For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has more PR

NORWICH, England, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Scientists uncover shared biology behind profound fatigue in five major illnesses A shared biological secret that helps explain chronic exhaustion in conditions including long Covid and PTSD has been discovered by researchers at the University of East Anglia and Oxford BioDynamics. A new paper published today in the Journal of Translational Medicine reveals striking biological similarities between five major illnesses which until now have la more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Sept. 4 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Portsmouth Professor elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Professor Jia Liu, Director of the University of Portsmouth's Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Finance, has received the prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the social sciences and to tackling major societal challenges - Jia Liu, a Professor of Accounting and Finance from the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Portsmouth, has be more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move * In brief: * Two rock glaciers a few miles apart in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park move at sharply different speeds, and the difference traces to which direction each slope faces. * Using five years of European Space Agency satellite radar, researchers found that snowmelt and late-summer rain, not air temperature, drive the seasonal motion, producing two speed more PR