It is coordinated by a complex network of brain regions, at the heart of which lies a tiny bundle of neurons known as the "locus coeruleus", Latin for "blue dot". It is a literal description ...

A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., saying the inmate had not proven his claims that the new method is unconstitutionally cruel ...

Polkadot (DOT) could be described as being the “middleman” of blockchains. The central purpose of this open-source platform is gathering blockchains onto a collective central hub, like polkadots on a ...

Antimony is widely used in the production of materials for electronics, as well as metal alloys resistant to corrosion and high temperatures. "Antimony melt is interesting because near the melting ...

The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it easier to create special carbon-nitrogen bonds. These bonds are the backbone of more than half of all medicines on the market today.

Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China ...

Cities are not merely collections of buildings and roads; they are dynamic ecosystems where human interactions, cultural values and collective aspirations converge. In this context, those in ...

Like other engines in the Leros line, the Leros 4 consumes a bipropellant mix of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide, which combust when coming into contact with one another. Thrusting toward the Moon ...

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“Earth becomes a musical instrument.” Decades ago, measurements of such seismic waves identified two strange continent-sized structures, one beneath the Pacific Ocean and one beneath Afric ...