Researchers at The University of Tokyo have shown that for amorphous materials, cyclic material fatigue can…
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Voters agree on need for more protections from chemicals
American voters overwhelmingly say they want government and industry to ensure the products they buy are…
Team develops biocompatible adhesive applicable to hair transplants
Medical adhesives are materials that can be applied to various uses such as wound healing, hemostasis,…
Researchers demonstrate human cognitive system designed to enable moral tradeoff decisions
Moral dilemmas—balancing one right action against another—are a ubiquitous feature of 21st-century life. However unavoidable, though,…
Seed burial by wind is most difficult on a substrate consisting mainly of medium-sized particles, researchers say
A soil seed bank provides diaspores for plant population recruitment and is vital for species diversity…
Study reveals current state and past changes in frozen ground at Earth's Third Pole
Earth’s Third Pole, which covers the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Pamir Plateau, and the Tien Shan, includes…
Researchers reveal molecular mechanism behind pigment production in skin cells
The pigments that create skin, hair, and eye color are produced in organelles called melanosomes, which…
Oil sheen contained in Talbert Channel near site of last year's major Orange County pipeline spill
State officials have contained an oil sheen that was spotted in Talbert Channel near Huntington Beach…
AI predicts physics of future fault slip in laboratory earthquakes
An artificial intelligence approach borrowed from natural language processing—much like language translation and autofill for text…
Research finds unprecedented levels of insects damaging plants
Insects today are causing unprecedented levels of damage to plants, even as insect numbers decline, according…