Decoupling stress and corrosion to predict metal failure
The research challenges the traditional viewpoint that the simultaneous presence of stress and a corrosive environment is a requirement for SCC and demonstrates that...
Can you evolve while being robust?
Biophysical constraints on evolvability and robustness have been uncovered.
The universality of shame
An implicit mental map of how negatively others will perceive them sets the level of shame people feel about a potential action.
Encouraging scientists to collaborate on the tropics
A new study investigates collaboration among scientists, researchers, and other figures whose work advances the field of tropical ecology.
Often-overlooked Natural Killer cells may be key to cancer immunotherapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors are revolutionizing the treatment of cancer, but new research challenges the central dogma of how these drugs work. This research shows...
Breakthrough brain research could yield new treatments for depression
By developing a novel decoding technology, a team of engineers and physicians have discovered how mood variations can be decoded from neural signals in...
Computer model reveals effect of increased cholesterol on specific ion channel in heart
Using a computer model, researchers have revealed the effect of increased amounts of cholesterol on a specific ion channel involved in regulating potassium levels...
Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours now takes minutes: scientists have...
Marine aquaculture and the need to protect global food security
First analysis of impacts to marine aquaculture production warns proactive measures needed to protect global food security.
US wildfire smoke deaths could double by 2100
A new study simulating the effects of wildfire smoke on human health finds continued increases in wildfire activity in the continental United States due...
