Science Square (Issue 126)
Biggest extinction in Earth’s history caused by global warming—and how it could happen again Penn JL et al.…
Issue 126 (Nov - Dec 2018)
The Erdoğan regime’s clampdown on the Hizmet Movement and many others who oppose his autocracy has forced tens of thousands of Turkish citizens to flee their homes and seek asylum in Europe, the US, and elsewhere. Hundreds of thousands of people have been detained in these purges; thousands more are waiting their turn, as their freedom to travel has been illegally curtailed by the Turkish government. What is their crime?
17 articles
The Powerful Elite and the Challenge of Truth
Question: Why are the elite having difficulty in accepting truths? Answer: In every period of history, as well as…
Beware: Radiation!
Radiation, which refers to emissions of light or particles, is a type of energy transfer. Radiation takes place…
Aromatherapy and Unani Medicine (Greco-Arabic Medicine): Scope and Application
Every essential oil gets its uniqueness not just due to one of its components but because of its…
Gravitational Waves: A Universal Force
Gravitational waves can be defined as the vibration of space-time. Sky is an ocean in which the waves…
Nature and Environment in Contemporary Religious Contexts
It’s no secret – or at least it shouldn’t be – that climate change is one of the…
Sleep Wellness: What to Do for It?
Sleep is a period of renewal that prepares us for the new day and enables our brain and…
A Letter from Radon
Radon is one of the noble gases in the periodic table. It is the heaviest, naturally occurring one…
Mushahada (Observation)
Mushahada (observation) means using insight to see in Divine Acts the Divine Names that give existence to them,…
Demise of Academia: A Sad Case Which Should Not Have Been in the 21st Century
Being an academic is not an easy thing. In many countries, it seems you are always between a…
How Do Animals Survive?
We live in a magnificent world inhabited by approximately 8,700,000 species. This number includes only general species, not…
Love and Suicide
The day my husband died, my work for a newspaper had taken me out of the office to…
Embryonic Stem Cells: What Do They Hold in Store?
Embryonic stem cells are cells in the early stages of embryonic development when a fertilized egg cell is…
Pain Doesn’t Differ: Turkish Refugees Help Greek Fire Victims
Gasparetto (not his real name)[1] was a young Turkish medical student when he was arrested and imprisoned for…
Retina: the Mind-Boggler
The eye is a miracle as it is. Even though we have a rough understanding of its basic…