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Scientific FrontlineNew research from USC shows that variations in underground temperature and sediment thickness segment the Main Marmara Fault in ways that control where #earthquakes start, how far they spread and where they stop
#EarthScience #Istanbul #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/es01142602.html
Scientific FrontlineNew research reveals how a class of #neurons that help coordinate communication in the #brain link up with their target cells, identifying two #molecules that must be present before synapses, the structures that carry signals between these partners, can form on the target neurons.
#Neuroscience #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ns01132601.html
Scientific FrontlineThe city of #Pompeii was buried by the #eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now reconstructed the city's water supply system based on carbonate deposits
#Anthropology #Archeology #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/anth01132601.html
Scientific Frontline#Epoxy resin is a clear, robust #polymer that is widely used – especially as part of fiber-reinforced materials in aviation, the automotive industry, and more. Until now, however, it has not been possible to recycle it
#MolecularScience #Chemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/mols01132601.html
Scientific FrontlineA UNIGE and HUG team has, for the first time, described the interaction between the cerebellum and the brain’s reward system in people with schizophrenia.
Apathy, social withdrawal, and loss of motivation — the so-called ''negative'' symptoms of #schizophrenia — are among the most disabling and hardest to treat.
#Psychiatry #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/psyc01132601.html
Scientific Frontline#Cereals have natural resistance to #pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at the University of Zurich has now discovered a new mechanism that enables powdery mildew to outsmart the immune system of #wheat
#Botany #Biology #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/bot01122601.html
Scientific FrontlineSix years into a study on the effect of #plant #pathogens in grasslands, University of Kansas researchers have the data to show that species diversity — a hallmark of native #prairies — works as a protective shield
#Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/eco01102601.html
Scientific FrontlineScientists have found a way to make #perovskite solar cells not only highly efficient but also remarkably stable, addressing one of the main challenges holding the #technology back from widespread use.
#MaterialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ms01092601.html
Scientific FrontlineA study of people with a rare condition known as auto-brewery syndrome has found a link between gut #microbes and symptoms of intoxication, pointing to new treatment strategies.
#Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/mcb01082601.html
Scientific FrontlineExtreme weather events have become significantly more common in the #Arctic over recent decades, posing a threat to vital #polar ecosystems, according to new research by an international team of scientists.
#Environmental #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01082601.html