There are two venerable rules about how relationships form. We like people who are physically and psychologically similar to us (homophily or propinquity), and we…
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During the last century in medicine, much progress was made in controlling infectious diseases. The associated human mortality has considerably gone down and nowadays most…
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People’s prototype for who scientists are is perhaps made most apparent in what has become a classic social science classroom experiment in which students of…
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Aluminum ion batteries are being developed to meet high demand applications, such as electrically-powered vehicles for private, public, and commercial transport (cars, buses, trucks, etc.)….
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), defined as non-traumatic, non-iatrogenic dissociation of the coronary vessel wall, represents an important cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among…
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Scroll through any social media feed and it won’t take more than a couple thumb swipes to see some selfies. For young people, social media…
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How might cultural messages about group status influence our attitudes and behaviors? We are all constantly exposed to beliefs or ideas that we can recognize…
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Nutrient export from the Corn Belt of the United States is impacting rivers at local and regional scales and is contributing to the development of…
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Spacecraft travel at high speeds and have to “brake” before landing onto a planet. When the planet has an atmosphere, aerodynamic drag can be utilized…
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All soils harbor micro-aggregates. These micro-aggregates composed of smaller building units such as minerals or organic and biotic materials that become more complex with increasing…
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Sleep restriction and sleep disturbances are increasingly common in modern industrialized societies, due to, for instance, work-related stress and atypical working hours. In addition, our…
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