Most women prefer for sex to "just happen" as opposed to being planned out - let's explore why. Simplified, human beings make decisions in two basic ways. Either through rational consideration and assent or through feeling based motivation that leads to action. These two forms of decision...
Though there are some similarities especially in structural elements, plant and animal cells do differ especially in functions. Animal and plant cells both have cytoplasm, cell membrane and a nucleus. The cell walls of plants are made up of cellulose. Cellulose allows high pressure to build up...
Researchers from the University of California, David Phillips, Gwendolyn Barker, and Kimberly Brewer, published a report concluding that mortality rates spike during Christmas through New Year's Day. The group published results from the study in the journal Social Science & medicine. Phillips,...
A deluge of torrential rains dubbed by scientists as an "atmospheric river" has flooded California. The rains have interrupted travel, drenched southern sections of California for 6 days, and have caused officials to issue a state of emergency. The rains have triggered mudslides, thunderstorms,...
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 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...
The phrenic nerves arise from the spinal column at the height of the neck. The left and right phrenic nerve follow a different path, but both find their origin mainly in the (cervical nerve) C4, but also in the C3 and C5 vertebrae of the neck. The part originating from the C5 is the accessory...
On Monday, the American Astronomical Society hosted a meeting at which NASA revealed a photo of a giant, green, and glowing blob detected by the Hubble Space Telescope in a remote part of outer space. The blob is reportedly giving birth to new stars as parts of itself collapse and pressure causes...
Micturition is the process of excreting excess fluid and substances that have potential harm to the body through the acts of urination and voiding. The renal system is involved in micturition. The kidneys filter excess water and waste products to produce urine. The ureters connect each kidney to...
A lobotomy is a surgical technique that involves making an incision in the brain's frontal lobe, severing several nerve tracts. This procedure was used to pacify aggressive mental patients, as well as to treat disorders including schizophrenia and clinical depression. Between 1939 and 1951, over...
