Despite its being soft enough to grow, a newborn human has a skull that is not an unbroken casing with "soft spots," rather it is a series of body plates joined together by anatomical lines known as sutures.

A study concludes that the Indus civilization, which existed 6,000 years ago, experienced violence and disease of such severity they eroded the ability of the population to stay in their cities and, the result is, to remain intact as a civilization.

A nuclear test explosion was detonated recently in the Pacific Ocean, creating a substantial blast with a yield of 7.3 kilotons, or magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale if it had been measured as an earthquake.

Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, except for Panama constructing a canal, the two countries continued on similar courses for the next decade.

Although the candidate's approval rating is at an all-time low, his remarks aired in tonight's press conference seem like it is suggestive that his bid for reelection, previously thought improbable, is all but inevitable.

The analysis recommended that management should upgrade security cameras, improve fire equipment, and increase the presence of security guards.

In a "smart" home, security systems, heating units, televisions, and washing machines are all networked, and the homeowner can send commands by phone to each appliance, which thereby activates or deactivates that unit as desired.

Offering a suite of similar products at dissimilar prices is critical to ongoing profitability for the automotive industry, like in other industries.

Toward the end of that year, the food and beverage entrepreneur was looking for a partner - someone not only who could provide expertise in developing talent pipelines, but sharing his passion as well to launch a new product on the market.

Given the three points below, what is the area of the triangle formed by connecting them?

, ,

A client seeking to sue his lawyer for unethical practices will find it difficult to press charges if there is a lack of some other lawyer to advise on ethical legal procedures.

An interesting fact about the human ear is that in the cochlea, hair cells are placed close to each other, moving in unison and assuming distinct cell shapes independent of one another.

If , what is the value of ?

(1)

(2)

If P is a real number and list S is defined as {-4, 4, 2, 2, P}, what is the value of x?

(1) x is the mean of list S

(2) x is the median of list S

Which of the following numbers is not divisible by a perfect square?

For people living in the small town of Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, mukluk boots with footbed insulation and parka hoods with a ruff are essential items for daily wear, a method to protect wearers against the harsh cold of the Arctic winter.

The average test score in a class of four students is 100. If no scores are negative, how many students scored less than 90?

(1) Two students each scored 155 on the test.

(2) The median score of the class is 105.

In a mountainside car rally, a certain team traveled for two days. On the second day, the team traveled 2 hours longer than they did the first day, at an average speed 5 mph greater. If the team covered a total distance of 180 miles and took a total of 14 hours to complete the entire rally, what was their average speed, in miles per hour, on the second day?

A circle has a square drawn within it such that all the vertices of the square touch the circumference of the circle. If the radius of the circle is 6, what is the area of the square?

If two points and lie on a straight line, what is the slope of the line?