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Marvel Studios is getting ready to begin promoting their next two films that will be released next year with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. We’ve already gotten the first teaser trailer for Quantumania and we have yet to see anything from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but both films are being promoted heavily and CCXP Brazil. The studio has placed two huge standees for both films, but the one for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania sticks out the most because it’s basically a gigantic quantum tunnel....

Paul Rudd addressed the Thanos Butt Theory again as it relates to defeating Kang the Conqueror. ET talked to the actor ahead of the big Marvel movie and had to ask about one of the Internet’s most popular fan theories. The “Thanus” supposition claims that all the Avengers needed to do was have Scott Lang go up in the villain’s rectum and their problems would be solved. Rudd has had to answer questions about this multiple times, and finds it all a bit amusing....

Coronary Sinus By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: October 12, 2020 The coronary sinus is a large vein located in the atrioventricular groove (coronary sulcus) between the left ventricle and atrium of the heart. This vein collects deoxygenated blood from several cardiac veins located around the heart muscle. At its origin, the coronary sinus drains into the right atrium. The coronary sinus ends at its junction with the great cardiac vein....

Warning: this story contains Black Adam spoilers. The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe changes in the Black Adam post credit scene, which features a — spoiler alert! — not-so-secret cameo from Henry Cavill’s Superman. As the first Black Adam reviews arrive online, star and producer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to Twitter to share another kind of reception: the theater reaction from the opening night crowd. Johnson posted a reported audio recording of fans reacting to Black Adam’s Superman cameo, revealing what happens when the Man in Black meets the Man of Steel: what Johnson called an “audience eruption....

Facial Nerve By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: October 11, 2020 The facial nerve (CN VII) is one of the most complex of the cranial nerves. It is a paired (left and right) mixed nerve, divided into parts according to its location (intracranial, intratemporal, and extratemporal). CN VII splits into branches that control multiple facial muscles, salivary and tear glands, and some sensory surfaces of the tongue. Facial Nerve Anatomy Facial nerve anatomy is complicated; it is a mixed cranial nerve (CN VII) with multiple functions....

Heading into Sunday night’s season finale of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, fans had some major questions. First, the penultimate episode of the series’ first season saw Claudia (Bailey Bass) determined to kill her maker, Lestat (Sam Reid) so that she and Louis (Jacob Anderson) could finally be free of his tyranny but exactly how she planned to carry out her murder had not been revealed. Second, the episode took viewers into Daniel’s (Eric Bogosian) memory of his first meeting with Louis in the 1970s and revealed that Rashid (Assad Zaman) had been present, calling into question exactly what Rashid actually is and what he has to do with, well, everything....

Rockstar Games is finally addressing a major exploit in GTA Online. GTA Online has been going for almost 10 years strong at this point and while it has seen a level of success that very few other games ever have, it has also had its fair share of problems. On top of just general issues that games encounter, the PC version of the game has been a bit dangerous for years....

Mastication By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Mastication Definition Mastication is the mechanical grinding of food into smaller pieces by teeth; it is essentially a technical word for “chewing”. Mastication breaks down food so that it can go through the esophagus to the stomach. Breaking down food into smaller pieces also increases its surface area so that digestive enzymes can continue to break it down more efficiently. Muscles involved in mastication include the masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid, and lateral pterygoid....

Nasal Bone By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: August 2, 2020 The nasal bone is a paired flat bone located at the upper third of the nose bridge. Each rectangular bone has an internal and external surface and four borders. These bones also feature holes (foramina) that allow veins to pass through from the skin. The thinner inferior ends of the nasal bones attach to cartilage that gives the lower two-thirds of the nose its shape....

Paranasal Sinuses By: Sarah Knapp Last Updated: October 4, 2020 The paranasal sinuses are four pairs of hollow cavities in the facial and cranial bones. They are located at the center of the face, surrounding the nose (paranasal). Paranasal sinuses function as air-warming cells and help to defend the airway against pathogens. Theories also list other functions such as reducing total skull weight and changing vocal tone, although these are not primary roles....

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai has been one of those unique anime projects that fans have been asking to see more following its initial debut, and soon fans will get their wish as the anime franchise has announced that a new sequel project is now in the works! Following the successful release of the anime’s debut season and feature film project, it seemed like that would be it for the quickly popular new series....

Russian Tortoise By: Gabe Buckley Last Updated: July 19, 2020 A Russian Tortoise Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Order Testudines Family Testudinidae Genus Agrionemys Species Agrionemys horsfieldii Niche Roaming Desert Herbivore Length 5-10 in (13-25 cm) Weight Less than 5 lbs (2.2 kg) Lifespan Up to 100 years! Social Structure Solitary Conservation Status Vulnerable Preferred Habitat Arid regions of Russian and Central Asia Average Clutch Size 1-5 eggs Main Prey Species Vegetation, fruits, vegetables Predators Canines, felines, large predatory birds, and humans The Basics The Russian tortoise is a species native to Russia and Central Asia....

In an unprecedented move, Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly cancelling two feature films for HBO Max, both of which were almost finished, in an effort to save money. Batgirl, the DC film starring Leslie Grace, was a $90 million feature film in the final stages of post-production before reports arrived on Tuesday that Warner Bros. Discovery won’t be releasing it at all. Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, a sequel to 2020’s Scoob!, has reportedly also been canned, and it was another film very close to becoming a finished product....

The world of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin will continue to expand in a new series from IDW Publishing. IDW announced the news that the “Ronin-verse” will continue during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. The follow-up to the successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin series, based on an idea from original Turtles creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, has sold over 840,000 issues, according to the publisher....

Here at Only In Hawaii, we absolutely love sharing all of the incredible natural beauty the Hawaiian Islands have to offer, and in the last year, we’ve featured countless incredible places and experiences with you. So, in honor of the new year, we’re taking a look back at some of the coolest places we featured in 2016 with the hopes of creating a bucket list worthy of the wonder that will surely be 2017....

During the season three finale of The Boys, Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) risks her life to save everyone from Soldier Boy’s blast by launching herself and him out of a window. The series allows you to believe that the hero was dead until later in the episode. Annie January (Erin Moriarty) visits Queen Maeve, and it’s revealed that she is very much alive and that she has lost her powers. The series also reveals that she’s back together with her ex-girlfriend Elena and is leaving New York City to finally escape Homelander....

Arkansas is full of small towns. Most of us call those places home, and we’re proud of every single one. We’ve talked about small towns here before, and we’re going to keep talking about them because they’re the jewels of the Natural State. Here you’ll find 14 small towns that are mighty when it comes to incredible, unique monuments, restaurants, and legends. You’ll find 14 surprises, and you may even call one of them home....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Director Ryan Coogler shared a surprising Namor detail this week. During a sit-down with Skywalker Sound, the filmmaker revealed that the Talokan leader’s wings are modeled on a specific sound from the animal kingdom. A lot of people might expect something like a hummingbird, but Namor’s iconic wings sound like rattlesnakes when you listen closely. Supervising Sound Editors Steve Boeddeker and Benny Burtt talked about when Coogler came to them with the suggestion....

Decomposers in the Ocean By: BD Editors Last Updated: November 5, 2017 Tropical oceans like the Pacific have more decomposer organisms than the Atlantic or Arctic oceans because of the warmer temperatures. Overall, the main decomposer organisms in marine ecosystems are bacteria. Other important decomposers are fungi, marine worms, echinoderms, crustaceans and mollusks. In the colder ocean waters, only bacteria and fungi do the decomposing because the other creatures cannot survive in the extreme conditions....

Epithelial Cells By: Katy McLaughlin, Ph.D. Last Updated: May 18, 2020 Epithelial cells line the surfaces of organs in the body and function as a protective barrier. Epithelial cells are often associated with the skin (the epidermis). However, the epidermis is only one of the many types of epithelial tissue. Epithelial cells form the tissue that lines the surfaces of organs and cavities in the body. These cells act as a barrier; anything enters the body must pass through at least one layer of epithelial cells....