Science Square (Issue 138)
How Octopuses Are Able to Taste by Touching Giesen et al.Molecular Basis of Chemotactile Sensation in Octopus. Cell,…
Issue 138 (Nov - Dec 2020)
16 articles
The Weight of Our Assumptions About Others – 2
Question: While sayings of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, counsel against condemning believers to shame, despising them,…
The Existence of God
Kalam Cosmological Arguments of Huduth and Imkan in light of Modern Scientific Discoveries Humankind has grappled with the…
In Search of a Vaccine for COVID-19
It has been over half a year since Covid-19 swept across the world and forced many countries into…
How Do Ants Know Trigonometry?
Think of yourself as a desert ant. You leave your nest to search for food early in the…
Isolation (Tajrid)
Literally meaning to separate, abstract, peel away, or to isolate oneself from every occupation and engagement, tajrid (isolation)…
Free Radicals and Aging Faster
“Free radicals” are a special type of atom that have been linked to many age-related diseases. They form…
Pharmacology: The Journey of a Chemical Compound into a Drug
Most of us have taken, or at least interacted with, medicine at some point or another in our…
The Meeting Point of Traditional Islamic Literature and Psychotherapy
Muslim psychologists and psychiatrists recently published an eye-opening book titled Applying Islamic Principles to Clinical Mental Health Care.…
Ph.inisheD—How I Went from GED to Ph.D
Following thirteen months behind my only sibling’s academic footsteps was hard. From elementary school on, she was a…
Reboot
The morning had withheld its sunlight and left only a gray hue to open its doors when the…
Where am I From?
Following a soft negotiation of price with the rickshaw driver, I finally had initiated my way back home…
Irritated by Trivialities
Irritated by trivialities, overwhelmed by brutality and innocent suffering, disappointed by our own inadequacies – –in anxiety, confusion…
Do Plants Develop Cancer?
Cancer is a prevalent disease among humans and animals, affecting millions of lives across the globe. It can…
Searching for Our Souls
Our modern society has gone astray during much of the past several centuries. While every person is in…