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Using data to reduce subjectivity in landslide susceptibility mapping
In recent years, numerous landslides on hillsides in urban and rural areas have underscored that understanding and predicting these phenomena is more than an ac...
Designing the future of metabolic health through tissue-selective drug delivery
New treatments based on biological molecules like RNA give scientists unprecedented control over how cells function. But delivering those drugs to the right tis...
Unexpected climate feedback links Antarctic ice sheet with reduced carbon uptake
A study in Nature Geoscience reveals that changes in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) closely tracked marine algae growth in the Southern Ocean over previous...
Discovery of a photophobic response in Apusomonads reveals insights into Opisthokont origins
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified a photophobic response (light avoidance) in the unicellular apusomonad Podomonas kaiyoae. The study provide...
Distinct isotopes of combustion-derived water vapor identified
Water vapor (H2Ov) is an essential component of Earth's atmosphere, playing critical roles in climate regulation, weather patterns, and the water cycle. Its sou...
Automating microfluidic chip design: Hybrid approach combines machine learning with fluid mechanics
Researchers led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Savaş Taşoğlu from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Koç University have developed a new, open-access and machine...
Identifying mechanisms that support nanoparticle therapy for autoimmune diseases
Northwestern Medicine scientists in the laboratory of Stephen Miller, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Microbiology–Immunology, have identified the cellular and mol...
Swarm of earthquakes jolts California's San Ramon area—largest so far is 4.2
An ongoing string of more than a dozen earthquakes in less than 90 minutes early Monday ended what had been some recent calm from recent weeks of shaking ground...
Poverty intervention program in Bangladesh may reinforce gender gaps, study shows
In Bangladesh, programs targeting ultra-poor, rural households can help families escape extreme poverty. However, the programs may have the unintended consequen...
Web-based tool visualizes catalyst 'gene' profiles to speed materials design
Modern industry relies heavily on catalysts, which are substances that speed up chemical reactions. They're vital in everything from manufacturing household che...
Climate enters the overshoot era—science and policy need to react
The International Court of Justice reiterated in 2025 that the 1.5°C limit is the countries' primary agreed target under the Paris Agreement. With record-high g...
Catalonia's climate was wetter 10 million years ago
A study by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) with the involvement of the UAB indicates that between 12.5 and 9 million years ago...