30-Apr-2026 AI-powered forecasts sharpen early warning for destructive crop pest Texas A&M AgriLife Communications What if farmers could see a pest outbreak coming before the insect ever had a chance to damage their crop? New research from Texas A&M AgriLife Research indicates that artificial intelligence, AI, can predict outbreaks much more accurately than traditional methods. The tool could dramatically improve how and when insect pest risks are identified and controlled. In a study recently published in Ecological Informatics, scientists in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Entomology used machine learning models to forecast populations of western flower thrips with notable accuracy, offering producers an early warning when pest pressure is building.
30-Apr-2026 UT MD Anderson’s Polo on the Prairie celebrates 40 years of supporting the mission to end cancer University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's annual West Texas fundraising tradition, Polo on the Prairie, reached a milestone Saturday, April 25, celebrating more than $1.4 million in donations this year and more than $13 million raised over its 40-year history.
30-Apr-2026 A Welsh contribution to the next phase of Mars exploration Aberystwyth When the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin rover eventually begins drilling beneath the rust‑red surface of Mars, part of the mission’s scientific “eyes” and decision‑making systems will trace their origins to Wales.
30-Apr-2026 Bayati and Khattak examine rare but lethal pedestrian crashes University of Tennessee at Knoxville Pedestrian deaths have risen 48% in the past decade, even as vehicle safety improves. University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers Zeinab Bayati and Asad Khattak argue that focusing only on “average” crash patterns misses rare, outlier scenarios that produce the most severe injuries. Their AI framework clusters crash data to guide life-saving countermeasures. Journal Accident Analysis & Prevention
30-Apr-2026 New ‘lab-on-a-chip’ devices could speed up CO₂ conversion for clean fuels and energy technologies University of Surrey Tiny ‘lab-on-a-chip’ devices that recreate chemical reactions and allow scientists to observe these previously hidden processes are being developed at the University of Surrey, helping to speed up the development of cleaner fuels and energy technologies.
30-Apr-2026 Intensive care from both sides: UK ICU doctor becomes patient University of Kentucky Gerald Klim, D.O., spent his career rehabilitating some of the most vulnerable patients in UK HealthCare’s intensive care units, but he didn’t fully understand the impact of his work until he became an ICU patient himself.
30-Apr-2026 Trudeau Fellowship recognizes Val Napoleon and her work in Indigenous law University of Victoria University of Victoria law professor is named a 2026 Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellow.
29-Apr-2026 For your health — what to know about GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and health Washington University in St. Louis Division of Public Health Sciences As many of us know, keeping weight in check can be hard. And national numbers certainly reflect this. Rates of overweight and obesity in the U.S. have steadily climbed since the early 1980s. The impact this has had on health and well-being is very significant. Weight gain and obesity increase the risk of 13 cancers, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, mobility problems and many other serious conditions. So, the recent rise of GLP-1 medications for weight loss has become a promising bright spot.
29-Apr-2026 Q&A: What should women do to keep their bones healthy? Penn State Mary Jane De Souza, who has studied bone health in women for decades, is investigating whether eating a few prunes each day can slow or prevent the significant bone loss women experience during the transition to menopause. She discussed how women and men of all ages can maintain healthy bones for a long life.
29-Apr-2026 The robot Cambrian explosion: Penn State researchers advance biorobotics Penn State Biodiversity mushroomed nearly 540 million years ago in what is known a the Cambrian explosion. Now, robotics are on the brink of their own Cambrian explosion, facilitated in part by Penn State researchers.
