Mass wasting, also known as mass movement, is a general term for the movement of rock or soil down slopes under the force of gravity. It differs from other...

has demonstrated efficacy in preventing the loss of muscle mass in several muscle wasting conditions in humans, particularly sarcopenia. Based upon a...

wasting, also known as wasting syndrome, refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away. Wasting is...

it to even lower elevations. Mass-wasting processes are always occurring continuously on all slopes; some mass-wasting processes act very slowly; others...

Desert Island's loop road, as well as slumping along coastal bluffs. Mass wasting (slope movement) of marine clay, deposited when the sea level was much...

Solifluction is a collective name for gradual processes in which a mass moves down a slope ("mass wasting") related to freeze-thaw activity. This is the standard...

surface, the process of mass wasting as a product of deep fluvial incision has the highest tectonic implications. Mass wasting is the geomorphic process...

used for land management purposes. Events such as logging, fires and mass wasting can leave the land barren and without vegetation. This causes the land...

A mudflow, also known as mudslide or mud flow, is a form of mass wasting involving fast-moving flow of debris and dirt that has become liquified by the...

Landslides, also known as landslips, or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls...