The Human Skin and Its Web of Vessels
We tend to overlook our skin, but it performs many vital functions for our bodies – including coming…
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Human Cognition, the Final Frontier
Despite advances in technology, computers still can’t come close to the power of the world’s most remarkable computer…
Miraculous Migration of Monarch Butterflies
Many birds, such as white storks and swallows, have been known to migrate, each year, from one region…
One Step, A Thousand Operations
How good are we aware of the operations of systems and mechanisms that make us walk? Costly research…
The Quest for a Habitable Planet
A planet outside the solar system was first discovered in 1995. As of 2013, the number of planets…
Little-Known Rare-Earth Elements
Will there be wars over elements like there have been over petroleum and water? What element have we…
The Philosophy of Science
Science deals with descriptions of phenomena;, it does not deal with the explanation of matters beyond. Explanation is…
Recyling Cellular Trash: A Micro-level Fasting Phenomenon
Recycling in the cell (autophagy) is important to generate energy and to produce new cellular units. What is…
Are Genes the Source of Behavioral Disorders?
We learn about a new gene everyday that is specifically associated with a certain human behavior or that…
Escherichia Coli: Good or Bad?
“For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” Shakespeare once wrote in his…
Defining the Universe with Mathematics
Mathematics is one of the earliest sciences. As the expression of intangible thoughts, mathematics can also be considered…
Ibn Bajja and A Duel with Duality
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya al Saigh or Ibn Bajja (Avempace) is a well-known twelfth century Spanish philosopher.1…
Termites and Retirement
We call termites “white ants” because of their appearance; however they are a diverse group of insects, with…
The Camel: A Monumental Creature
The camel is a mighty animal and was historically used for transportation in desert lands; thus, it earned…
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…