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Phys.org / Human-altered mountains drive most fatal landslides worldwide, analysis finds
A new study reveals that most fatal landslides occur in human-transformed environments. Conducted by an international team of researchers from the University of Vienna, Ankara University, Istanbul Technical University, Bursa ...
Phys.org / Mussels and mistletoe inspire design for sustainable materials
Taking inspiration from how mussels and mistletoe plants build natural fibers and adhesives, researchers at McGill University have developed a new way to manufacture complex materials that could offer a more environmentally ...
Phys.org / Penguins in remote Patagonia are carrying 'forever chemicals' signals
Penguins living along the Patagonian coast of Argentina can serve as living monitors of their environment by using small, chemical-detecting leg bands, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the ...
Phys.org / A greener route to citrus-derived therapeutics: What a new bromination method changes
Undergraduate students at Penn State Brandywine developed an environmentally friendly and easy method to synthesize compounds from plant-derived molecules for potential use in therapeutics. Their work, conducted under the ...
Phys.org / The binding sites that guide fungal 'vesicle hitchhiking'—new study maps mRNA transport
A specific protein controls mRNA transport in fungi and distinguishes important from unimportant binding sites in the transported mRNAs. Researchers from Würzburg and Düsseldorf have discovered this mechanism.
Phys.org / Livestock may be rewriting elephants' gut microbiomes in Kenya's protected reserves
Sharing habitat with livestock is changing elephants' gut bacteria in ways that could be harmful to their health, according to new research conducted by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in collaboration with Save the Elephants. ...
Phys.org / Online review structure, not just sentiment, predicts what readers find helpful
A study of nearly 200,000 Amazon reviews shows that the usefulness of online product reviews depends not only on what is said, but on how the information is structured. The researchers, from the Universities of Cambridge ...
Phys.org / A drug discovery bottleneck? How cheaper reagents could speed branched molecule synthesis
When chemists design drug candidates, shape matters enormously. Many active pharmaceutical ingredients contain branched carbon structures—points where the molecular chain forks in a specific direction—that are critical to ...
Phys.org / New glassfrog species named for first Ecuadorian woman to win a gold medal
Researchers have discovered a new species of glassfrog in Ecuador—the Dajomes glassfrog—named after Neisi Dajomes, the first Ecuadorian woman to receive an Olympic gold medal, which she won in Tokyo 2020 in women's 76 kg ...
Phys.org / Avoiding the very hungry caterpillar: Herbivores pose unexpected threat to predatory mite eggs
Predators don't expect to be preyed upon, and especially not by herbivores such as caterpillars. The slow-moving, leaf-eating larvae may only intend to consume plants, but sometimes tiny creatures making their homes under ...
Phys.org / Glucose transport may hinge on a fleeting transition-like state
Stockholm University and SciLifeLab researchers have uncovered how glucose transporters move nutrients into cells, bridging a long-standing gap between structure and function in membrane biology. "Our study shows that these ...
Phys.org / Sinking land drives coastal flood risk on densely populated Java Island
A new study published in Science Advances reveals that sinking land—not just rising oceans alone—will be the main cause of future coastal flooding along Indonesia's densely populated Java Island, putting millions at risk ...
