An Arizona jury on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a string of killings in metro Phoenix during a three-week span in 2017, marking the end of a seven-month trial over attacks that targeted random ...

Macrolactones—large ring lactones—are core components of many natural products and pharmaceutical agents. Traditional synthetic routes rely on seco acids activated with condensing reagents, often ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Defining the characteristics of individual leaves is part of tree morphology, ...

One of the coolest things about generative AI models — both large language models (LLMs) and diffusion-based image generators — is that they are "non-deterministic." That is, despite their reputation ...

Compound interest grows by reinvesting earnings, creating larger interest over time. Increasing compounding frequency (e.g., monthly) can significantly accelerate investment growth. Compound earnings ...

These so-called garden path sentences will make you rip your hair out. Why are they so frustrating? You’ll see. Think you have a good grasp of English? Good. Let’s play a little game. Below are seven ...

Why is untangling two small knots more difficult than unravelling one big one? Surprisingly, mathematicians have found that larger and seemingly more complex knots created by joining two simpler ones ...

10 Share or save for quick reference. An abstract sentence is a sentence that expresses an idea, concept, or quality rather than something you can see, touch, or measure directly. It deals with things ...

Warren Buffett’s announcement that he’s stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year came as a surprise to millions of loyal shareholders—although not entirely unexpected since ...