Discovery of a simple mechanism for color detection

Color vision, consisting of ocular color detection, is achieved with complicated neural mechanisms in the eyes.…

Two degrees decimated Puerto Rico’s insect populations

While temperatures in the tropical forests of northeastern Puerto Rico have climbed two degrees Celsius since…

Mammals cannot evolve fast enough to escape current extinction crisis

Humans are exterminating animal and plant species so quickly that nature's built-in defence mechanism, evolution, cannot…

How beetle larvae thrive on carrion

The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides buries the cadavers of small animals in soil to use them…

Arctic sea ice decline driving ocean phytoplankton farther north

A new study reveals phytoplankton spring blooms in the Arctic Ocean, which were previously nonexistent, are…

High entropy alloys hold the key to studying dislocation avalanches in metals

For decades researchers have studied materials from structures to see why and how they fail. Before…

Comparison of Test Methods to Determine Failure Parameters for MAT162 Calibration [STUB]

Abstract: MAT162, a laminated composite failure material model developed by The Material Sciences Corporation for the…

The LUVOIR Surveyor: Decadal Mission Concept Update

Abstract: The Large Ultraviolet/Optical/Infrared (LUVOIR) Science and Technology Definition Team (STDT) identified a broad range of…

The Jetting Phenomena in Meshed Spur Gears

Abstract: Rotorcraft gearbox transmissions are required to efficiently transfer power from the turbine engine to the…

New immunotherapy targeting blood-clotting protein

A team has developed an antibody that blocks the inflammatory and oxidative activity of fibrin, which…