Barbituric acid, the base material of barbiturates, was first synthesized in 1863 by Adolph von Bayer. His company later went on to synthesize aspirin for the first time, and Bayer aspirin is still a popular brand today.
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The horizontal fraction bar was introduced by the Arabs.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.
Adaptation to extreme cold in an ectotherm.
The Greenhouse Effect: Influences on Temperature
Growth in Cold and Cool Clouds
Surface Fronts and Upper-Level Patterns: Cold Fronts and the Formation of Upper-Level Troughs