What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of June 10, 2021

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3D 'mesh' image of a catchment

Thu, 10 Jun 2021
Imaging technique could help identify where landslides are likely

Each year, landslides kill thousands of people around the world

Each year, landslides kill thousands of people around the world and cause catastrophic property damage. But scientists are still trying to better understand the circumstances that cause them. Doing so would go a long way toward predicting where landslides could occur and how

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image showing positive effects of physical activity (in orange) and negative effects of BMI (in blue)

Thu, 10 Jun 2021
Regular physical activity linked to better-organized preteen brains

Data from 9- and 10-year-olds show effects on the developing ‘connectome’

Regular physical activity has positive effects on children’s developing brain circuits, finds a Boston Children’s Hospital study using neuroimaging data from nearly 6,000 early

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