Stress

Ian Butler jacketing a gypsum sample. Credit: James Gilgannon Earth is a stressed planet. As plates move, magma rises, and glaciers melt—just to mention a few scenarios—rocks are subject to varying pressure and compressional and extensional forces. The effect of these stresses on rock mineralogy and texture is of great interest to the tectono-metamorphic community. Yet the link between process and outcome remains elusive.…

Sherin Shibu/ZDNETWe all deal with stress -- it's an unavoidable part of life. Even the most relaxed people have stressors: a new job, a new kid, a death in the family; we can't just run away from stress. However, help is at hand. Aside from tracking signs of stress in our body, which the Oura Ring also does, the device now measures the wearer's ability to handle and recover from it.The Oura's new Resilience feature, which focuses on how the body manages stress and recovers from it, differs from other smartwatches…

If you spend much time in the dog-loving corners of the Internet, you’ve probably heard of Jen Golbeck—or you’ve at least seen her dogs.As a computer scientist at the University of Maryland who studies social media, Golbeck wanted to create a space on these platforms that felt like a respite from the widespread anger she’d witnessed across the political spectrum after the 2016 presidential election. Every day for the past seven years, she and her husband have shared photographs and videos of the “Golden Ratio”—their punny…

Image Source : FILE Materialistic users stressed by social media: Study As per the researchers, the use of social media has been associated with the risk for people with a highly materialistic mindset, as they scroll down the content which is posted by others which could increase stress and unhappiness in users. Also, at the same time, social media platforms attract…

People who must work outdoors to make a living, such as many residents of this settlement in Makassar, Indonesia, are highly exposed to heat. Credit: Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments, Monash University 2023 was the hottest year on record. Humidity is rising too. Heat and humidity are a dangerous combination, threatening all aspects of our lives and livelihoods. …

For the first time, scientists have uncovered the precise molecular mechanism that gives the tardigrade, one of the toughest organisms on the planet, its rare ability to switch on a near-invincibility cloak when faced with extreme stress.The eight-legged aquatic invertebrates are well known to be able to withstand intense heat, cold and dry conditions, entering a dehydrated state known as a tun, with the microscopic tardigrade shrinking to a third of its already small size and curling into a ball. In this dormant state of…

The smartphone is always with us and constantly invites us to compare ourselves with others. Credit: © RUB, Marquard Clothes, cars, travel, followers: People with a materialistic mindset always want more and, above all, more than others. Social media provides them with ideal opportunities to compare themselves with others, which makes them susceptible to passive and addictive user behavior. This stresses them out and,…

A rock sample is compressed in this apparatus. The sample is fitted with many sensors to detect acoustic emissions, i.e. micro-earthquakes. Credit: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Man-made earthquakes, or induced seismicity, have become an increasing concern. These events can occur during fluid injection or extraction, such as in oil or gas reservoirs, wastewater disposal, or geothermal reservoirs.…

Garmin watches are known for their robust activity tracking, but that’s not all these fitness watches can do. Over the years, the company has been adding wellness features to its lineup of watches. These new health-focused metrics allow people to analyze their fitness and identify outside factors affecting their performance. One such factor is stress, which is something Garmin watches actively measures. But you may be wondering—exactly how does Garmin measure stress? In this article, we break down how Garmin measures…

The average litre of bottled water has nearly a quarter million pieces of ever-so-tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers.Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at Columbia and Rutgers universities did their calculations they never knew how many or what kind.Looking at five samples each of three common bottled water brands, researchers found particle levels ranged from 110,000 to 400,000 per litre,…