Human Soul: The Final Frontier?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This article demonstrates the truth of the prophecy of the Holy Quran that the humans have been […]
Amphibians and Reptiles of Pakistan
Promoted posts: We are all living in the Womb of God-the-Mother, 13.8 billion Years Pregnancy, The Holy Quran and the Camels of the Americas and The Story of Adam and A Progressive, Metaphorical Reading of the Quran This is a book by Prof. Muhammad Sharif Khan Foreword of the book Pakistan is a land of […]
Nutrition and Health for South Asians: Prevention is Better than Cure
Book written by Suhail A. Khan Introduction of the Book The quality of life begins with the quality of the foods that sustains it. Health includes not merely the absence of disease. Healthy living is a matter of conscious choice. Our diet determines in large part how we look, how […]
Your Inner Fish: A PBS Documentary
Watch additional clips in Youtube Additional Reading Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity?
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Khan Receives a Life Time Service Award
Epigraph: Surely every hour that follows is better for thee (Muhammad) than the one that precedes. (Al Quran 93:5) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sharif Khan received the life time achievement award, […]
Autism Can Start During Second Trimester of Pregnancy
Source: Time By Alice Park @aliceparkny A new report shows the brains of autistic children, who suffer from the disorder tied to a combination of contributing factors from genes to the environment, have differences in regions that develop during the mother’s second trimester of pregnancy While autism is almost certainly the result […]
Shift workers beware: Sleep loss may cause brain damage, new research says
By Ben Brumfield (CNN) — Are you a truck driver or shift worker planning to catch up on some sleep this weekend? Cramming in extra hours of shut-eye may not make up for those lost pulling all-nighters, new research indicates. The damage may already be done — brain damage, that is, said […]
Why Muslims Aren’t Organ Donors
By News Staff | March 14th 2014 A survey conducted by researchers from the University of Chicago’s Program on Medicine and Religion delves into the relationship between attitudes toward organ donation and the Islamic faith. Previous surveys have found that Muslims are less likely than other religious groups to believe in organ donation […]
Why do animals adopt?
Source: BBC By Jason G Goldman In the animal kingdom, parents adopt babies that aren’t their own, and even other species, says Jason G Goldman. Why do they do it? […]
Religion, science can peacefully coexist
By Peter Watson I’ve always enjoyed a good religious debate. That’s why I was excited to sit down on Feb. 4 and watch the “creation vs. evolution” debate between Bill […]
The American Split On Evolution Vs. Creationism Based On Religious Tradition
Source: The Huffington Post As “Science Guy” Bill Nye and the founder of Kentucky’s Creation Museum, Ken Ham, prepare for their much-anticipated debate Tuesday evening on evolution (Nye) versus creationism (Ham), recent polls point to […]
Vultures: Nature’s rubbish collectors who never strike
Source: BBC Click here to see the video They are nature’s most opportunistic scavengers, soaring effortlessly in the air on the lookout for their next meal. Mankind has often treated […]
Pat Robertson Disagrees With Creationist Ken Ham, Says ‘Let’s Not Make A Joke Of Ourselves’
The debate of Ken Ham that Pat Robertson is referring to: Additional Reading Bill Nye Takes On Creationist Ken Ham Darwinian Evolution: Islam or Christianity? Exposing Creationism of Zakir Naik, […]
Earliest footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk, UK
By Pallab Ghosh: Science correspondent, BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/worldwide/player.swf Dr Nick Ashton shows Pallab Ghosh where the footprints were found Related Stories Earliest stone tools to go on show Remains are ‘earliest Europeans’ […]
Bill Nye Takes On Creationist Ken Ham
It was a debate for the ages — although in this case, the ages in question are either 6,000 or several billion. Bill Nye, TV’s “Science Guy,” debated the age […]
Stem cell ‘major discovery’ claimed
Source: BBC By James Gallagher Stem cell researchers are heralding a “major scientific discovery”, with the potential to start a new age of personalised medicine. Scientists in Japan showed stem cells can now be made quickly just by dipping blood cells into acid. Stem cells can transform into any tissue […]
Dr. Francis Collins: ‘There Is An Uneasiness’ About Evolution
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, sat down with HuffPost Live at Davos on Saturday and discussed the intersection of faith and science. “For me, somebody […]
Rare skull sparks human evolution controversy
http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/bestoftv/2013/10/18/ctw-skull-found-fred-spoor.cnn By Elizabeth Landau, October 19, 2013 (CNN) — Fragments of humans’ ancient relatives are scattered across the globe. Sometimes a tooth or a few bones are all we have to […]
Evolution is Not a Matter of ‘Belief’
Source: Huffington Post By Tom Krattenmaker: Author, ‘The Evangelicals You Don’t Know’ Do you “believe” in evolution? A new survey reveals that your answer can be predicted in large part by your […]
Chimpanzees Bond Over Shared Meals, ‘Love Hormone’ Study Shows
Source: Huffington Post By FRANK JORDANS 01/15/14 BERLIN (AP) — Chimpanzees who share are chimpanzees who care, it seems. A study published Wednesday appears to confirm that friendships are forged […]