Science Square (Issue 138)
How Octopuses Are Able to Taste by Touching Giesen et al.Molecular Basis of Chemotactile Sensation in Octopus. Cell,…
Trees
13 articles
Truffles: An Underground Treasure
Truffles are potato-shaped underground mushrooms that grow in all kinds of different environments ranging from high-rise forests of…
The Language of Leaves
The universe is a system with many secrets that are not yet understood. This perfect system is established…
Forest Fires: Unexpected Benefits of an Unwanted Disaster
Forest ecosystems bear vital importance not only for us humans but also for thousands of species. Forests occupy…
Healing of Wounds
What possible similarities could there exist between a human and a tree? Interestingly, the open wounds of human…
Southern Pine Beetle: A Pest Using Pesticides
The use of pesticides by farmers for fighting against pests harming their crops is a common yet controversial…
Summer Evening Breeze
We endure the heat, and we wait. The sun steady in its track. Vicissitudes of light, shadows thinning,…
A Landscape of Beauty: the Alteration of Colors in Autumn
Every autumn we find ourselves in the beauty of a variety of colors. A mixture of orange, red,…
Storm of Change
It was one of the first days of spring when a butterfly appeared in our forest. She was…
The Eighty-Twenty Rule in the Risale-i Nur
The famous Islamic scholar Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (1877-1960) referred to mathematics in various forms in various places in…
Genomes and Languages
Languages are actually not that different from genes. Just as you would expect events like the Barbarian Migrations…
Reflections On The Existence of The Creator
In winter, the visible signs of vigorous plant and animal life all but disappear. Trees have lost all…
The Cry Of The Nightingale
At the moment when flowers are dancing, The nightingale sings in gardens secluded. Each of its tunes sounds…