"The deeper you go, the deeper you are into the muscle, the more contraction you get," Dr. Colbert says. "We do it in a certain pattern. Imagine a diagram of a face with multiple lines that are ...

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The UK economy just about returned to growth in November after two months of contraction, the latest official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP), the standard measure of an economy's value ...

Not long ago, thermal scopes were superfluous gadgets. Now, they’re essential kit for serious predator and hog hunters. This collection of thermal sights includes military-grade scopes that cost more ...

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Muscle twitching is a general term for muscle contractions. Your muscles are made up of fibers that your nerves control. Stimulating or damaging a nerve can cause muscle fibers to twitch.

The Earth is a little more complicated than the Moon and Mercury due to its thicker atmosphere. The Earth does gain a little mass, as around 40,000 tonnes of material – dust and rock – falls to our ...

Crystal structure of cordierite. Credit: M. Dove et. al./Matter Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have cracked the code behind cordierite’s exceptional thermal stability, a quality that ...