Francis goes against Benedict XVI’s apparent support for ‘intelligent design’ – but does hail his predecessor’s ‘great contribution to theology’ By Adam Withnall, @adamwithnall for Independent October 2014 The theories […]
Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
Source: Chicago Tribune VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be […]
Source: The Guardian By Robin McKie, Science Editor Sun 20 Dec 2020 05.30 EST Seasonal damage in bone fossils in Spain suggests Neanderthals and their predecessors followed the same strategy as cave bears […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The National Museum of Natural History, located on the National Mall just across from the Smithsonian castle, is America’s […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times An 11-ton African elephant has graced the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s Rotunda since 1959. Sometimes called the […]
Whereas the scriptures like the Bible and the Quran are books of religion, correlating them with science is ‘metaphysics.’ A certain amount of humility is in order to comprehend the distinction […]
(CNN) If you were to greet a Neanderthal with a handshake, it might feel a little awkward.The digits of the Stone Age people, who went extinct about 40,000 years ago, […]
By Nila Ahmad, who lives in the southern United States with her family. Having graduated with an art degree, she has participated in the illustration of children’s books, as well […]
Source: Pew Research Center Most people across Central and Eastern Europe say they believe in evolution – that is, that humans and other living things have evolved to their present […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Pew Research Center, many Muslims around the world believe in evolution. In 13 of […]
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Biology of Our Human Family: Who are We Related To? Charles Darwin: An Epiphany for the Muslims, A Catastrophe […]
Source: The Muslim Sunrise, Winter-2016 Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The 2016 Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori […]
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs; BBC Environment correspondent Swinging through the treetops comes naturally for gibbons. But that’s tricky if a landslide has torn a huge gap in the forest, […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Source: Voice of America By Dora Mekouar A majority of Americans, 59 percent, believe science often conflicts with religion, while 38 percent say the two areas are mostly compatible The […]
What happens when two monkeys are paid unequally? Fairness, reciprocity, empathy, cooperation — caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares […]
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Allah the Creator, the Maker and the Fashioner: The Best Documentary on Birds The anesthesia of familiarity: There […]
Ted Talk: Beyond the “creation vs. evolution” debate | Denis Lamoureux | Evolution & Creationism: Reframing the Controversy | Rafael Rivero | Decoding the missing link: Evidence for Evolution from […]
