Nanoplastics travel long distances to the Alps
Plastic pollution is almost everywhere: in water, soil, fish stomachs, human waste – even at the top of mountains or in both polar regions. New research suggests that the spread […]
The Threat of Human Cloning
A Report of the Witherspoon Council on Ethics and the Integrity of Science The Threat of Human Cloning Ethics, Recent Developments, and the Case for Action Executive Summary • Preface: Cloning Then and Now • 1. Scientific and Historical Background 2. The Case Against Cloning-to-Produce-Children • 3. The Case Against Cloning-for-Biomedical-Research 4. Cloning Policy in the United […]
In Dr Salam’s footsteps: For budding scientists, science centre striving for excellence
Source: ET Dr Abdus Salam. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, the late Dr Abdus Salam, had a dream to create an international platform for scientists from the developing world to be at par, technologically, with their peers in the developed world. This wish was partially fulfilled during his lifetime […]
Allah’s mercy and the fragile world we live in
OF THE 99 beautiful names of Allah, it is Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim that we use most frequently in our prayers and du’aa. Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim are both derived from the same Arabic root word, rahma, meaning “mercy, compassion.” Pickthall translates Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim as “the Beneficent, the Merciful,” and Yusuf Ali […]
Allah can perpetuate night and day: An astronomical analysis
AHMAD WAHAJ SIDDIQUI ARABNEWS Friday 28 December 2012 Scientists know this that the celestial bodies are floating. That includes Earth which is floating with its double rotation – axial and […]
Eat a Bug, Save the Environment
Greatist: They’re creepy, they’re crawly, and they’re coming to a dinner table near you. According to a new study, insects (specifically mealworms) are a much more environmentally sustainable protein source than dairy, pork, chicken, and beef. And in an attempt to stave off a global food crisis, scientists are now advising […]