String theory attempts to unify general relativity and quantum theory. Popular in the 1990s, string theory fell out of favor as it failed to provide testable predictions and required ten dimensions ...

Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re known, ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles. They continually fuse and divide, are actively recruited to specific cellular locations and have dynamic structures. Mitochondrial fusion requires three large ...

For many, it was its use in the film Platoon. For others, it was William Orbit’s Pieces in a Modern Style project. But very few of us can claim to have first experienced Barber’s Adagio for Strings in ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Program code is easier to read and understand when it is broken up into smaller sections. Functions and procedures can make code shorter, simpler and easier to write. While procedures are great for ...

TopoToolbox is a MATLAB-based software designed for the analysis and visualization of topographic data. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for processing Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), ...

Green plants and algae use light energy to make glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water. Temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and light intensity can affect the rate of photosynthesis.

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, researcher, and ...

The prefrontal cortex is important for planning, decision-making, and controlling behavior. If the prefrontal cortex is damaged, it can change your behavior and personality. The prefrontal cortex, ...

The appendix may help support the immune system by storing good bacteria. A person can live a normal life without an appendix. The appendix, once thought to be useless, may actually play a role in ...