On Friday, December 31, 2010, a flock of approximately 2,000 red winged blackbirds fell dead from the sky and dropped to the ground in Beebe, Arkansas. Mayor Mike Robertson reported to the Associated Press that he has enlisted 12 to 15 Environmental service workers, armed in environmental protection...
The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 4.2 magnitude earthquake rattled residents in central and western portions of Indiana. The quake occurred at 7:55 a.m. EST on Thursday with an epicenter located 20 miles east of Kokomo, Indiana. The quake occurred at a depth of 4.9 km or three miles...
The cuneiform bone, in human anatomy, may mean any of three bones located in either the top or middle of the foot. The three bones are the medial cuneiform bone, the lateral cuneiform bone, and the intermediate cuneiform bone. The arching form of the foot is partially due to the structure of the...
NASA researchers from the Space Weather Prediction Center have issued an ominous warning regarding the sun's cycles and possible "Solar Max" eruptions and coronal mass ejections. After two centuries of observation, scientists have discovered the Sun goes through 11 year long cycles marked by...
Blood viscosity is the measure of how thin or thick the blood fluid is. When blood is thin, it flows smoothly and the transport of nutrients and body wastes is faster. When blood is thick, blood flow is sluggish and there is a tendency for cholesterol to get deposited in the walls of the blood...
The vertebral column, most commonly known as the backbone, though also referred to as the spine or simply spine, is made up of the several bones called vertebrae. There are doughnut or disc shaped bones, called inter vertebral discs, that have a lot of cartilage in their structure along with a...
Tendons, also called sinews, are connective tissues that connect the muscles to the bone which send the mechanical force of muscle contraction to the bones. Muscle fibers connect the tendons to both the bone and the muscle. Composed mainly by spindle-shaped cells called fibrocytes and tough...
The part of the circulatory system that brings blood, oxygen, hormones, nutrients, water and other substances throughout the body are called blood vessels. There are three major types of blood vessels, namely: arteries, veins and capillaries. The arteries carry blood away from the heart while the...
A renaissance man is also known as a polymath. These terms refer to someone who has attained skills in multiple fields or disciplines, and is broadly knowledgeable. During the European Renaissance, circa 1450, an array of artists and scholars pursued multiple disciplines. They knew and spoke several...
The capillary bed is an interlaced network of capillaries that services an organ. The network size of the capillary bed depends on how active the particular organ is. Usually, the more active organs require more nutrients and produce more waste products. Two kinds of vessels make up the capillary...
