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Japan's new seafloor record could sharpen megathrust earthquake warnings in Nankai Trough

Japan's new seafloor record could sharpen megathrust earthquake warnings in Nankai Trough Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Off the southern coast of Japan, the Philippine Sea Plate lies underneath the Japanese mainland. The locked tectonic plates threaten to unleash a catastrophic megathrust earthquake, likely within the next few decades. Given the potential devastation a large quake could evoke, constant developments in predictive technology must be sought.

The Road Wound Upward

I dreamed of the mountains again and felt the rising joy as the road wound upwardthrough the dark woods then villages rank with silage and spattered with cow manureall the needs of the body I didn’t know any better geraniums a vibrationagainst the ancient chalets no one else around the clattering of waterin log troughs unheard at that hour of afternoon and I felt the names on my tongueHuémoz Chésières Barboleusaz as the view opened out with the high snowfields beyondalmost too bright to bear...

Flooding rains expected across three Australian states as parched interior receives drenching

Severe weather warnings have been issued for New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania due to expected flooding rains. A broad low-pressure trough has drawn in significant tropical moisture, leading to the risk of flash flooding across the three states.

Hong Kong Observatory issues black rainstorm warning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning on Monday evening, the first of the year, with a trough of low pressure expected to bring heavy rainfall in the coming 24 hours.

Thalamic Nuclei Differentially Coordinate Propagation of Cortical Slow Oscillations

Sleep slow oscillations (SOs) vary in the spatial extent of their cortical propagation, ranging from widespread Global events to spatially restricted Frontal events. These distinctions could have functional consequences for memory consolidation. It remains unknown whether individual thalamic nuclei are differentially engaged across SO propagation types, and whether thalamic activity before SO onset predicts subsequent propagation.

Yen falls to 160 level, prompting warnings from Japanese officials

Yen falls to 160 level, prompting warnings from Japanese officials LONDON, June 3 : Renewed strength in the dollar pushed the Japanese yen back to the key 160 level on Wednesday, prompting verbal warnings from authorities and keeping traders on alert for intervention, as fresh Gulf hostilities bolstered demand for the greenback. The U.S. said Iran launched ballistic missiles toward regional neighbours but all failed to hit targets, and that U.S. forces conducted strikes on Qeshm Island in...

Slow Oscillations Gate Interictal Spikes Across the Human Thalamocortical-Epileptogenic Network

Background: Slow oscillations (SOs; 0.5-1.5 Hz), a hallmark of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, are associated with a marked amplification of interictal epileptiform spike (IIS) activity in focal epilepsy. However, the network-level organization of this effect across the thalamocortical-epileptogenic system, and whether IIS-permissive SOs can be predicted from pre-onset brain states, remain unclear. Methods: We analyzed simultaneous scalp EEG and stereo-EEG (SEEG) recordings from 6...

Most generative AI and custom model projects will be a bust: Gartner

Dollar clings to 2-month high as Gulf hostilities flare, yen wobbles near intervention zone

Dollar clings to 2-month high as Gulf hostilities flare, yen wobbles near intervention zone HONG KONG, June 4 : The dollar clung to its recent strength near a two-month high on Thursday as fresh Gulf hostilities sent oil prices higher and sapped risk appetite, while the Japanese yen hovered near the key 160 level that kept traders on intervention alert. Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens on Wednesday while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of...

The Vardys review – very bad, very boring and devastating for Wagatha Christie fans

Jamie and Rebekah Vardy’s new reality show will disappoint every single person who tunes in, from football lovers to followers of The Scousetrap. The only possible fun you can have is rolling your eyes at themIf you are tuning in to the new three-part reality show The Vardys you will be disappointed. There’s nothing missing from that sentence.