Islamist academics are gaining power in the Middle East and North Africa. But to build science needs liberal input, argues Ehsan Masood. Back in 2006,…

If we witness unusual weather occurrences in totally unexpected places and times then we should be reminded of ‘climate change’ The weather struck spectacularly hard…

People see life as too complex and consider cosmic connections as not only plausible but probable — believing astrology to be scientific When a new…

There is no alternative to hard work in school, by both students and teachers, and improved resources will lead to better attainment of educational faculties…

The balance between modernity and traditional culture, a great mix of people with varied cultural backgrounds, free circulation of ideas, books and information in the…

Nowadays, research data are so humongous that deep and sophisticated mastery of statistical tools is necessary in order to avoid drawing glittery but wrong conclusions…

“Who would have imagined president Mohammed Morsi citing Planet of the Apes as influencing his vision of nation-building?” asked BBC journalist Samira Ahmed, a panellist…

Science – Ziauddin Sardar challenges modern science to start learning again According to many senior statesmen of science, we are fast approaching the end of…

By the final decade of the 19th century, many of the world’s leading physicists were brimming with self-congratulatory confidence, convinced that scientific knowledge was truly…

Have you ever heard of Alif the Unseen, computer hacker and recipient of an ancient scroll written by mythological spirits? Or Ajwan, a teenager on…

We humans have proved to be masters at transforming ourselves, our minds and our lives to make the best of each new development By Nidhal…

There is no credible scientific evidence to suggest that they have a negative effect on animals, humans, or the environment, but a healthy debate on…