Adjective
regarding the manner in which air flows around a solid object
In 1999, a full-scale replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer was mounted in NASA's 40x80 foot wind tunnel for tests to build an historically accurate aerodynamic database.
Noun
young in the early stages of development within the womb
A baby boy was born from a 20-year-old frozen embryo. As there are an estimated one million leftover embryos in America, what to do with them poses a big problem to ethicists.
Verb
develop to a different adaptive state or condition
New research into skulls suggests that facial features believed for over a century to be adaptations to extreme cold are unlikely to have evolved in response to glacial periods after all.
Adjective
dealing with the transmission of light through transparent fibers
Google announced it will build its much-awaited fiber optic network in Kansas City, Kansas. They hope that the new burst of speed will drive innovation and create unique applications.
By age 18, the human brain stops growing and begins to lose more than 1,000 cells each day. Don't fret --with over 100 billion neurons it would take 300,000 years to run out.
Noun
cancerous growth that is uncontrollable or resistant to therapy
malignancies
Dogs have been proven capable of sniffing out cancer, from its early stages to advanced malignancies. Researchers are piqued by what exactly the canines are detecting.