This collection of recent articles from Nature Research journals focuses on the latest efforts to understand the roles of mechanical forces in animal cells and tissues. It highlights the broad ...

The formation of blood vessels is a complex process involving the interplay of proteins and mechanic forces. In two studies, a research team has uncovered new mechanisms in blood vessel formation. The ...

A longtime practice by Air Force mechanics is likely the reason propeller blades on C-130 Hercules have cracked, leading to more than 100 of the aircraft being grounded in late September. Mechanics ...

Jim Widlar remembers exactly where he was during the Cuban Missile Crisis: in lockdown at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base near Cheyenne, Wyo. From Oct. 18 to Nov. 27, 1962, contact with the outside ...