Science Square (Issue 138)
How Octopuses Are Able to Taste by Touching Giesen et al.Molecular Basis of Chemotactile Sensation in Octopus. Cell,…
Natural
30 articles
The Art of Ebru: Seeking Serenity on the Surface of the Water
Ebru, the art of crafting images and pictures with special paints on the surface of water, originated on…
Truffles: An Underground Treasure
Truffles are potato-shaped underground mushrooms that grow in all kinds of different environments ranging from high-rise forests of…
Recycling in Soil
All organisms in nature start to decompose once they fall dead to the ground. As a result of…
Don’t Let Me Down
As we enjoy and appreciate so many things in life, hair is usually among the blessings most of…
The Power Law
The desire of explaining things and trends around us has been a decisive component of wisdom. The complexity…
Naturalistic Fallacy
As a metaphysical tenet of speculative philosophy naturalism suggests a worldview that is based on hypotheses that are…
Good Nature (Khuluq)
Good nature, in addition to meaning temperament, disposition, and character, is a goal to which a traveler aspires,…
Natural is Nothing Less Than Miraculous
Alexander: I worry about this huge activity to try and make ourselves immortal, and try to extend our…
The Islamic Conceptualization of the Sciences
We believe it is not emphasized today as much as it should be that traditional conceptualizations of sciences,…
Tissue Engineering; Towards Spare Human Parts
Everyday, thousands of people from all age groups are treated for organ malfunction. Many of these patients require…
Who Has No Fingerprints?
How is it that the fingerprints of children disappear in 24 hours while those of adults remain for…
Science in Search of Its Soul
In the concepts of today, we can define science as the human effort to understand the physical world…
A Message from Glowworms
Professor Joachim Illies was stunned when he observed the luminescent behavior of the glowworms-Arachnocampa luminosa-found in the Waitomo…
Terror and Suicide Attacks: An Islamic Perspective
Frankly, I was happy to accept the request to prepare a foreword for the readers of the present…