The earth landslides blog It is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. The impact of the land landslides of March 16, 2025 in Andavilque, Bolivia, remains evident as the recovery operation is in full swing. News reports Suggest that there were two…
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a first test of its kind that can collect “zombie cells”, linked to the early stages of lung cancer. When detecting these aged (senescent) cells in urine samples, this new method could offer a non -invasive and profitable form of detecting lung cancer before it takes over….
By Vijay Jayaraj For many worldwide, the decision of the United States Federal Reserve to get out of the network to ecologize the financial system (NGFS) is a sign that central banks can be forwarded in their main mandates: stabilize economies, control inflation and encourage growth. The development nations that need financial support for the…
I am sharing an update of my January 27 of the ProW message regarding the executive orders and the directives from the Federal Government of the United States and how they are affecting the members of AGU and the broader scientific community. We are requesting your opinion on how these federal directives have already impacted…
Dr. Chris Macdonald has developed a free virtual reality platform that helps users become qualified and safe public speakers. March 15 was World speech day, a time to encourage and adopt to speak in public. However, for many, this can be a discouraging challenge, since speech anxiety and fear of public speaking are common. Fortunately,…
Chocolate infused with prebiotics, probiotics and flavorings could have improved health benefits. Credit: Smriti Gaur Many people will soon carry Easter baskets with chocolate sweets so that children and adults enjoy. By itself, black chocolate has health benefits, such as antioxidants that neutralize harmful free radicals. And a report in ACS Food Science & Technology…
In Nature neuroscienceInvestigators at the UCONN School of Medicine have revealed a new scientific track that could unlock the key cell path that leads to devastating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, and progressive damage to the front and temporal lobes of the brain in frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and iclerous amyotrophic disease of the associated…
For the first time, researchers have transformed light into a “‘Supersolid”, a strange state of matter that is solid and liquid at the same time. Although scientists have made supersolids with atoms before, this is the first instance of attaching light and subject to create a supersolid and opens new doors to study condensed physics,…
At the beginning of November 2024, I sat with some friends on the steps of the Library of Columbia University, feeling that the sun hit us with our summer shirts and dresses. It was a whopping 70 degrees Fahrenheit outside. “It is not supposed to be so warm,” we all agree. My little sister called…
In the universe very early, there were a large number of quarks, leptones, antiquarks and antileptones of all species. After only a small fraction of a second has elapsed since the Hot Big Bang, most of these antimatter pairs of the subject are annihilated, leaving an excess of very small matter over the antimatter. How…