A growing body of research indicates that some stress is good for workers. Perhaps more important, studies have found that too little stress can be bad. Nowadays, however, the message is more complex.

Principal stresses are defined as the maximum and minimum normal stresses in a plane. Principal stresses are perpendicular to each other and oriented such that shear stresses are zero. For 3D stress ...

Within five minutes of casual conversation with our favorite geniuses—Barbara Kingsolver, Leonardo da Vinci, Meryl Streep, and Benjamin Franklin come to mind—we would all be likely to agree we’re ...

A life free of stress and adversity sounds blissful. But, in fact, the happiest and healthiest people are those who have had at least some early exposure to negative experiences, according to a new ...

Did you ever wonder how you are able to perform complex tasks -- even under stress? And how do emotions and memories mold your ability to live your everyday lives? Studies of a microscopic worm show ...