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 ...

You may have heard that you should try to avoid eating too many simple sugars, but what does that mean? What are simple sugars? Are simple sugars carbohydrates? To answer both questions: simple sugars ...

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 ...

Tariq Hassan, chief marketing and customer experience officer for McDonald’s. Photos: Getty Images This is a story about planning, remembering, and the marketing at McDonald’s. It starts with the ...