Researchers improve the plasticity of ceramic materials at room temperature

Uniaxial in situ microcompression tests on the SC TiO2 at RT, 600°C, and 600°C preloading/RT compression…

New study reveals mystery of decaying exoplanet orbits

Schematic of tidal dissipation due to wave conversion. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad3c40…

Ridesourcing platforms thrive on socio-economic inequality, say researchers

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Platforms that offer rides to passengers, such as Uber and DiDi, thrive…

How much trust do people have in different types of scientists?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Understanding why some people trust some scientists more than others is a…

Maternal grandmothers’ support buffers children against the impacts of adversity, finds study

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted at the University of Turku shows that investment by…

Why we like some singers’ voices and not others

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Many famous singers have distinctive voices. But why do we prefer some…

Social change may explain decline in genetic diversity of the Y chromosome at the end of the Neolithic period

The scientists studied contemporary patrilineal populations. Here, a photo of a Central Asian population. Credit: Heyer…

Study finds rekindling old friendships as scary as making new ones

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Psychologists from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of Sussex have…

How long-tie connections accelerate the speed of social contagion

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Human beings are likely to adopt the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors of…