Cutting-edge science can be used to fashion mirages. We are led to believe there is value in the product, a drink to quench our thirst for knowledge. But when we have spent our money, we are stuck...
Believe it or not, lobsters, as well as other crustaceans such as crabs and crayfish, have teeth in their stomach! The teeth are part of a system called the 鈥済astric mill.鈥� Through rhythmic...
While a career in dentistry can be very rewarding, it has been characterized as being highly stressful. Though occupation alone is not generally considered a major predictor, the notion that...
The Beirut explosion may be the worst ammonium nitrate disaster in history, but it is not the first such calamity. Let鈥檚 go back to the early morning of April 16, 1947 when spectators flooded to...
It is quite amazing how very small changes in an odourant鈥檚 chemical structure can radically change our perception of its scent. For example, octanol, a synthetic compound used in perfumes and...
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