CARDIFF, Wales, April 18 -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, have detected the chemical fingerprints of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), i  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-23) on the International Nuclear Energy Financing Act (H.R. 1474), which aims to provide for advocation of support for nuclear energy and establish a nuclear energy assistance trust fund at the World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other international financial institutions. The report was advanced by Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, on March 21, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Pu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 18 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NSF Awards Fellowships to Georgia Tech Graduate Students The fellowships are awarded to outstanding graduate students pursuing STEM research and education. Twenty Georgia Tech students have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) from the National Science Foundation. The fellowships -- valued at $159,000 -- include funding for three years of graduate study and tuition. Graduate studen  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 18 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Crystal clues on Mars point to watery and possibly life-supporting past A QUT-led study analysing data from NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered compelling evidence of multiple mineral-forming events just beneath the Martian surface - findings that bring scientists one step closer to answering the profound question: did life ever exist on Mars? The QUT research team led by Dr Michael   more

KUOPIO, Finland, April 18 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * Mathematics comes alive in inverse problems research Fatemeh Maleki Almani wanted an international career and applied to the DREAM Doctoral Education Pilot in Finland. "It's really fascinating and surprising to see how mathematical theories connect to real-world phenomena," says Doctoral Researcher Fatemeh Maleki Almani, describing her research on inverse problems at the interface of theory and la  more