BBC Video: The Selfish Green: Saving our Planet
David Attenborough – Richard Dawkins – Richard Leakey – Jane Goodall Debate on how we should tackle the issue of saving our own planet. For education and awareness purposes only.
Video: The Most Beautiful Flowers
Have they not looked at the earth, how many of every noble species have We caused to grow therein? (Al Quran 26:7/8)
Find out what really killed the Neanderthals
Source: BBC By Pierangelo Pirak 14 July 2016 In a special series, BBC Earth has recreated the last days of the last Neanderthal on Earth. It is a story based […]
Venus May Once Have Been a Garden Planet
Source: Time By Jeffrey Kluger One of the hard facts of our solar system is that even with eight perfectly nice planets, Earth remains the only house on the block with […]
Q&A with Khalifatul Maseeh | Was Adam (as) the first Man on Earth?
Source: youtube.com/TrueIslam Question: Was Adam (as) the first Man on Earth? Answered By Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra), fourth Caliph of Hazrath Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (pbuh) who is the Promised Messiah of all […]
Why Am I Always Hungry?
Source: Time BY Markham Heid Too little sleep and too much stress can make you hungry.Watching TV can make you hungry. Your hormones and moodand even the wrong-sized fork can make you hungry. “Hunger is not as simple as needing food to meet physical needs,” says Aner Tal, a research associate […]
U.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human Abilities
Source: Pew Research Center BY CARY FUNK, BRIAN KENNEDY AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Cutting-edge biomedical technologies that could push the boundaries of human abilities may soon be available, making people’s minds sharper and their bodies stronger and healthier than ever before. But a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. […]
Our weird lack of hair may be the key to our success
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom Look closely at your friends, family and even strangers. Spot anything strange? Ignore any large noses or unusually-shaped brows. Instead, look at their hair – […]
U.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to ‘Enhance’ Human Abilities
Source: PEW Research Center Americans are more worried than enthusiastic about using gene editing, brain chip implants and synthetic blood to change human capabilities BY CARY FUNK, BRIAN KENNEDY AND […]
Human Enhancement: The Scientific and Ethical Dimensions of Striving for Perfection
Human Enhancement | Pew Research Center By David Masci Human enhancement is at least as old as human civilization. People have been trying to enhance their physical and mental capabilities […]
Ted Talk: The Empathic Civilisation
Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society. Taken […]
How research into glowing fungi could lead to trees lighting our streets
Source: The Guardian BY Steve Conner On a moonless night deep in a Brazilian rainforest the only thing you are likely to see are the tiny smears of light from […]
How cancer was created by evolution
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom Will we ever win the “war on cancer”? The latest figures show just how distant a prospect victory is right now. In the US, the […]
Blame it on the brain
Source: BBC By Priya Shetty Grady Nelson had his life spared by a brain scan. In January 2005, after he was released from a Florida prison, where he had served […]
Foot-Long Ancient Tooth Discovered on Australian Beach
Source: The New York Times By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR Five million years ago, a massive sea monster may have eviscerated sharks and whales using gigantic teeth like this. Murray Orr, […]
Body’s immune system may play larger role in Alzheimer’s disease than thought
Source: Medical Express Immune cells that normally help us fight off bacterial and viral infections may play a far greater role in Alzheimer’s disease than originally thought, according to University […]
Why in some cases it’s better to be ancient?
Source: BBC By Melissa Hogenboom 5 May 2016 There are many factors to consider when looking at the success of a species. Habitat, hunting prowess and how quickly it can […]
What is earwax for?
Source: BBC By Jason G Goldman 3 May 2016 Whales never clean out their ears. Year after year their earwax builds up, leaving behind something of a life history told […]
‘Secret’ of youthful looks in ginger gene
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Scientists say they have made a leap in knowing why some people retain their youthful looks while others age badly. […]
It’s World Penguin Day, and penguins are facing extinction
April 25 is World Penguin Day. Around the globe, penguins are at risk of extinction due to overfishing and man-made changes to their breeding grounds. See pictures in CNN