Landslide Impact on Saturated Basin Sediments Can Trigger Its Own Long Runout
New field, laboratory, and modelling evidence from Tibet shows that a landslide's impact on saturated alluvial sediment can instantly raise ...
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Simulations map tsunami flood risk for Mexico’s Manzanillo coast
Manzanillo, a major port city on Mexico's central Pacific coast, sits uncomfortably close to one of the planet's most active ...
Machine Learning Predicts Tornado Damage Wind Speeds From Path Geometry
Researchers built a Random Forest machine learning framework that predicts the probability of tornado damage wind speeds exceeding critical EF3-range ...
Medieval Lake Tsunamis Reveal a Hidden Human-Made Hazard Lurking Beneath Alpine Shores
Two medieval earthquakes triggered catastrophic delta collapses in Italy's Lake Iseo, generating tsunamis up to 50 meters high, and new ...
When a Glacier Loses Its Lake: Outburst Flood Slows Tibetan Ice by 44 Percent
A 2020 glacial lake outburst flood in southeastern Tibet abruptly severed Jinwu Glacier's contact with its lake, slowing the ice ...
Strong hurricanes now die faster inland while weak ones linger, study finds
A 45-year global analysis of 885 landfalling tropical cyclones reveals that strong storms now weaken 18.6 percent faster after landfall ...
Most Landslides in Nepal Are Repeat Offenders, 22-Year National Record Reveals
A 22-year national-scale record from Nepal shows that persistent, recurrent landslides account for about 80 percent of all visible landslide ...
When Deadwood Attacks: Simulating Sliding Logs That Race Down Mountain Slopes
A new physics-based simulation of sliding deadwood logs in the Swiss Alps reveals that steep slopes, wet surfaces, and a ...
How Much Plastic Really Reaches Your Cells? New Study Rethinks Toxicity Testing
A new TNO study shows that standard toxicity tests can underestimate the hazard of microplastics by about a factor of ...
Rock Shape and Size Decide Which Barriers Save a Historic Village from Falling Boulders
New 3D simulations at Türkiye's historic Belisirma village reveal that modeling falling rocks as real, irregular bodies rather than point ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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