HAIFA, Israel, Jan. 22 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Athlete Who Dreamed of Becoming an Archaeologist - and Won the Nobel Prize in Physics * Prof. Reinhard Genzel, Nobel Prize laureate for 2020, recently visited the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. During his visit, Prof. Genzel met with the incoming Dean of the Faculty of Physics, Prof. Eric Akkermans, delivered a lecture in the Faculty, met with graduate students, and then pla more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 22 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * New book explores the social, symbolical and material importance of navigation in prehistoric communities * Alberto Garcia Piquer, researcher at the Department of Prehistory, is autor and co-editor of the book The Archaeology of Seafaring in Small-Scale Societies. The book explores through numerous examples the development of maritime technology and how the availability of canoes and small bo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Art, Gold, and Putin Regime Loyalists Every aspect of life in Russia's despotic system must be controlled to ensure conformity. By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan For art-loving Muscovites, the choice has always been simple. If you admire Russian artists, you go to the Tretyakov Gallery, which looks like a giant Russian terem and houses the largest collection of Russian a more PR

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 22 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Curtin scientists freeze out ice-age delivery theory for Stonehenge stones * New Curtin University research has delivered the strongest scientific evidence yet that people - not glaciers - transported Stonehenge's famous bluestones to the ancient site. The study challenges one of archaeology's most enduring debates about how the Altar Stone and other rocks got to their current position and strengthens t more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Jan. 22 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * From the flamboyant to those doubling as a 'chippy': telling the stories of Chinese restaurants in South Wales * Chinese restaurants are a mainstay of nearly every Welsh city, town, and village - but what can they tell us about the people who work and dine in them? New research led by Cardiff University is exploring the stories behind these popular spaces. The team, in collaboration with BAFTA Cymru award-winn more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 23 -- Hexagon, a provider of digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, issued the following news release: * * * IDS GeoRadar launches ArcSAR Neo to strengthen slope-risk management and mine safety The system combines true 3D resolution for 360 mine slope monitoring with extended range and integrated panoramic imaging to support earlier detection, greater confidence in alerts and better risk assessments * The newly launched Arc more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Ancient DNA pushes back record of Treponemal disease-causing bacteria by 3,000 years Discovery adds to evidence of extensive pathogen diversity in the Americas long before European contact. * Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum - the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four treponemal diseases, including syphilis - from 5,500-year-old human remains in Saban more PR