Brain Network That Gives Humans Superior Reasoning Skills
When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary edge over other primates. Take, as a dramatic example, the Apollo 13 voyage in which […]
There Was a Big Bang for Birds: A sweeping new study tells a long genetic tale
Time: If there’s a factory where birds are built, the workers were clearly smoking something the day they designed the hummingbird. And the ostrich. And the toucan. Imagine, too, the pitch meeting for the parrot, (“Let’s make this one talk!”), or the peacock (“So we got this crate of feathers…”). Of […]
A Fascinating New Idea About What It Means When You Start Forgetting Things
Businessinsider.com; It’s a saying favored by boomers and grandparents, a comeback beloved enough to make an appearance in New Yorker cartoons and on countless T-shirts: “I’ve forgotten more than you know.” Now, a team of researchers at the University of Tübingen in Germany has offeredsome support for the idea that the slowed-down recall we […]
Student Creates First Ever Man-Made Biological Leaf
HigherPerspective: — The “first man-made biological leaf” could enable humans to colonise space from Dezeen on Vimeo. Another hurdle to prolonged interstellar travel has been passed. RCA Graduate Julian Melchiorri has developed a biological leaf that acts just like a natural one, breathing in carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. “Plants don’t grow in zero gravity,” […]
Superbugs to kill ‘more than cancer’ by 2050
BBC News: Drug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide – more than currently die from cancer – by 2050 unless action is taken, a study says. They are currently implicated in 700,000 deaths each year. The analysis, presented by the economist Jim O’Neill, said the […]
CDC: Circumcision benefits outweigh the risks as it cuts risk for HIV, STDs and penile cancer
Epigraph: Do they seek a religion other than Allah’s, while to Him submits whosoever is in the heavens and the earth, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him shall they be […]
Mirrors could replace air conditioning by beaming heat into space
theguardian: by Ian Sample — Researchers have created a mirror that not only reflects 97% of light but also radiates heat into the cold depths of the universe When the mirror is warmed up, it releases heat at a specific wavelength of infrared light that passes easily through the atmosphere […]
Can We Change Our Genes?
What if someone was to tell you that you can change your genes? What would you say? The long-standing nature vs. nurture debate has fueled many fires over the years, […]
A warm positive environment can outweigh problem genes
Is misbehaviour encoded in your child’s DNA? We hear about it in the media, claims that some kids are born with genes that put them at higher risk for impulsive, […]
Repair and regeneration in our bodies
HARUN YAHYA Published — Friday 21 November 2014 Events in our bodies that we are unaware of take place within a meticulous order. The functioning of our organs, so essential to our survival, is not something we initiate and maintain of our own volition. Our organs are one of the […]
The Best Careers for Your Brain
The Wall Street Journal: by Rachel Feintzeig — Complex occupations such as architect help preserve cognitive function, according to a study appearing in the journal Neurology Work might help keep your brain sharp well into old age—depending on your profession. A new study in the journal Neurology finds that intellectually complex jobs, such […]
Second Quran and Science Symposium Today, 10 AM EST
Epigraph: Blessed is He (Allah) in Whose hand is the kingdom, and He has power over all things; … Who has created seven heavens in harmony. No incongruity canst thou […]
Why Richard Dawkins is no scientist, the survival of the least selfish, and what ants can tell us about humans
There is a terrifying beauty in the bustling activity of an ants’ nest. The selfless sacrifice of the sterile workers to the fertility of queen and colony appears to be an act of supreme altruism. It is both commendable and disturbing. If only ants could grow to the size of […]
Evolution: Natural Selection or Divine Choice?
Source: Muslim Sunrise, September, 2014 By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times To grasp the paramount importance of the issue, ‘Natural Selection or Divine Choice,’ we […]
Reminding people of their religious belief system reduces hostility, study shows
sciencedaily.com: Few topics can prove more divisive than religion, with some insisting it promotes compassion, selflessness and generosity, and others arguing that it leads to intolerance, isolation and even violence. New research conducted at York University, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, may shed some light on religion’s […]
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant
Source: BBC News A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralysed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame. […]
Scientists Pinpoint Genetic Origins of More Than 20 Autoimmune Diseases
Scientists have discovered genetic links that could put them closer to finding better treatments for a range of diseases, including multiple sclerosis, juvenile diabetes, lupus and arthritis. Their genetic research […]
Pope Francis Does Believe in Demons. Do You?
Epigraph: And most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Surely, conjecture avails nothing against truth. Indeed, Allah is well aware of what they do. (Al Quran 10:37) Pope Francis Thanks […]
Science chief warns on acid oceans
The UK’s chief scientist says the oceans face a serious and growing risk from man-made carbon emissions. The oceans absorb about a third of the CO2 that’s being produced by industrial society, and this is changing the chemistry of seawater. Sir Mark Walport warns that the acidity of the oceans […]
Breakthrough device heralds future of cancer detection
1 drop of blood & 60 minutes: Early cancer detection can save millions of lives but current diagnostic methods remain costly and invasive. However, a new startup is developing a […]