The orbital (eye) socket is a set of bones that surround and protect your eye. The bones around the eye form the walls and floor — sides and bottom — of the orbital socket and vary in thickness. The ...

Whether you're a professional mechanic or a dedicated DIYer, chances are you've run into a situation where a standard socket just couldn't reach the bolt you needed to tighten or remove. Maybe it was ...

If you've ever had a tooth pulled, then you might be familiar with a severely painful — and aptly named — condition known as dry socket (alveolar osteitis). Dry socket occurs when the blood clot ...

A socket is a place that houses the computer processor. Not many would give this piece of hardware the importance it actually deserves. Well, the reason could be the less obvious functional impact of ...